[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) › c9.2476 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2476 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2476 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2476](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2476) SUDIVA. A hermit who had observed only Vānaprastha (life in the forest) the third of the four stages of life, and attained heaven. Mention is made about this hermit in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 244, Verse 17. - [Previous: c9.2475](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2475) - [Next: c9.2477](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2477) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2476](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2476) · Pramāṇa