[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) › c9.4096 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4096 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4096 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4096](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4096) VĀYUCAKRA. A hermit. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Śalya Parva, Chapter 38, Stanza 32, that this Vāyucakra was born from the semen kept in a pot by the hermit Maṅkaṇaka. From this same pot some other hermits such as Vāyubala, Vāyujvāla and others were born. (See under Maṅkaṇaka, Para 3). - [Previous: c9.4095](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4095) - [Next: c9.4097](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4097) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4096](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4096) · Pramāṇa