[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) › c9.343 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.343 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.343 - **Language:** English ### [c9.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.343) RAUMYA (S). A group of gaṇas (warriors of Śiva). It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 284, that these Raumyas were born from the hairpores of Vīrabhadra, the chief of the guards of Śiva. - [Previous: c9.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.342) - [Next: c9.344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.344) - [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.c9.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.343) · Pramāṇa