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Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4509

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4509

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VIRAMAṆI. A King devoted to Śiva. Śrutāvatī was his wife. One day at the request of Viramaṇi, Śiva fought with Yoginīs (women doing Śakti worship). In that fight the Yoginīs defeated Śiva.