[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) › c9.2636 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2636 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2636 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2636](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2636) SUMĀLĪ III. An asura, son of Praheti and a follower of Vṛtra. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, 3, 7, 99). When the asuras milked the earth (the earth became a cow in the time of King Pṛthu) this asura acted as calf. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 6). - [Previous: c9.2635](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2635) - [Next: c9.2637](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2637) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (2) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.2.7.99) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2636](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2636) · Pramāṇa