[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) › c9.3978 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3978 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3978 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3978) General information. Vasiṣṭha who died at the sacrifice of Dakṣa took birth again from the sacrificial fire of Brahmā. Akṣamālā was the wife of this Vasiṣṭha. Akṣamālā was the rebirth of Arundhatī. So, in some Purāṇas, both are shown as one. This birth of Vasiṣṭha was terminated by the curse of emperor Nimi of - [Previous: c9.3977](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3977) - [Next: c9.3979](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3979) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3978) · Pramāṇa