[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) › c9.1973 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1973 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1973 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1973](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1973) (i) Clash With Viṣṇu. Though there were differences of opinion between Śiva and Viṣṇu on many occasions, only very rarely had occurred clashes between the two. The Purāṇas refer to two such important clashes. One has reference to a direct fight Śiva fought with Viṣṇu and the other is about Śiva's fight with Nārāyaṇarṣi, an incarnation of Viṣṇu. - [Previous: c9.1972](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1972) - [Next: c9.1974](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1974) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1973](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1973) · Pramāṇa