[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) › c9.3003 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3003 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3003 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3003](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3003) SVANA. Son of the Agni (fire) called Satya. It is said that this Agni is the agent which causes disease to living things. This agni got the name Svana because human beings produce Svana (pitiable cry) when they are afflicted by diseases. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 219, Verse 15). - [Previous: c9.3002](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3002) - [Next: c9.3004](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3004) - [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.c9.3003](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3003) · Pramāṇa