[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) › c9.3999 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3999 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3999 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3999](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3999) (viii) It was Vasiṣṭha who put a stop to the sacrifice for the extermination of the Rākṣasas (giants) performed by Parāśara. (See under Parāśara). - [Previous: c9.3998](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3998) - [Next: c9.4000](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4000) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3999](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3999) · Pramāṇa