[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) › c9.347 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.347 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.347 - **Language:** English ### [c9.347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.347) 1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu thus :—Brahmā—Pulastya—Viśravas—Rāvaṇa. - [Previous: c9.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.346) - [Next: c9.348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.348) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.347) · Pramāṇa