[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) › c9.4580 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4580 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4580 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4580](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4580) (i) The curse of Mahālakṣmī Once Mahāviṣṇu looked into the face of Mahālakṣmī and laughed for no reason. Thinking that Mahāviṣṇu had been making fun of her, she cursed him saying “Let your head be severed from the body.” - [Previous: c9.4579](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4579) - [Next: c9.4581](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4581) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4580](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4580) · Pramāṇa