[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) › c9.4484 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4484 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4484 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4484](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4484) After the destruction of the sacrifice of Dakṣa, Vīrabhadra severed a portion of his radiance, and from that radiance, later Ādiśaṅkara (Śaṅkarācārya) was born. This story occurs in Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva. - [Previous: c9.4483](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4483) - [Next: c9.4485](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4485) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Bhaviṣyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhavisya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4484](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4484) · Pramāṇa