[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1852 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1852 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1852 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1852](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1852) SIMHIKĀ. A giantess. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 1, Chapter 15, and Agni Purāṇa Chapter 19). Two sons named Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa and a daughter named Siṃhikā were born to Prajāpati Kaśyapa by his wife Diti. Siṃhikā was married by Vipracitti. Two sons named Rāhu and Ketu were born to them. Because they were the sons of Siṃhikā, they came to be known by the name Sairiṇhikeyas. - [Previous: c9.1851](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1851) - [Next: c9.1853](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1853) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (2) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.19) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1852](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1852) · Pramāṇa