[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) › c9.323 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.323 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.323 - **Language:** English ### [c9.323](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.323) The prajāpatis, who understood the wish of Brahmā, after mutual consultation said: "You emerged churning our minds. Therefore, you will become famous under the name Manmatha (he who churns the mind). You will lay low Śiva's haughtiness and conceit. Oh! best among men, Dakṣa, chief among the prajāpatis, will give you a wife." - [Previous: c9.322](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.322) - [Next: c9.324](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.324) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.323](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.323) · Pramāṇa