[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) › c9.444 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.444 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.444 - **Language:** English ### [c9.444](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.444) ṚK. A small section of the Veda. The Veda which issued from the face of God at the time of creation, consisted of 1,00,000 books in four sections, beginning with Ṛk. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part III, Chapter 4). The root "ṚC" means "to praise". It got the name "ṚK" meaning, "to praise gods". - [Previous: c9.443](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.443) - [Next: c9.445](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.445) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.444](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.444) · Pramāṇa