[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) › c9.2543 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2543 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2543 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2543](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2543) ŚUKA II. A messenger of Rāvaṇa. This Śuka had a friend named Sāraṇa. These two persons were expert spies who used to gather secret and important pieces of information from the strongholds of Rāvaṇa’s friends and enemies and passed them on to Rāvaṇa. - [Previous: c9.2542](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2542) - [Next: c9.2544](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2544) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2543](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2543) · Pramāṇa