[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) › c9.4394 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4394 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4394 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4394](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4394) VILĀSA. A hermit who was the friend of Bhāsa. This hermit did penance in Paścimataṭa. It is mentioned in Yogavāsiṣṭha that Vilāsa and Bhāsa attained heaven by pure knowledge. - [Previous: c9.4393](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4393) - [Next: c9.4395](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4395) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mokṣopāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.moksopaya) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4394](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4394) · Pramāṇa