[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) › c9.3957 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3957 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3957 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3957](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3957) VĀSAVARTI. A group of devas (gods). It is said that in the third Manvantara there were five groups of Devas, each group containing twelve persons, known as the Sudhāmās, the Satyas, the Pratardanas and the Vāsavartins. (For more details see under Manvantara). - [Previous: c9.3956](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3956) - [Next: c9.3958](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3958) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3957](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3957) · Pramāṇa