[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) › c9.3963 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3963 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3963 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3963](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3963) a) Birth. Vasiṣṭha is one of the mental sons of Brahmā. This is the first birth of Vasiṣṭha. - [Previous: c9.3962](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3962) - [Next: c9.3964](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3964) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3963](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3963) · Pramāṇa