[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) › c9.4596 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4596 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4596 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4596](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4596) (iv) Kaumodakī. This is the club. The syllable “Ku” means the earth. Kumodaka means he who delights the earth. He who makes the earth delightful is Viṣṇu. As the club is the property of Kumodaka (Viṣṇu) it is called Kaumodakī. - [Previous: c9.4595](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4595) - [Next: c9.4597](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4597) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4596](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4596) · Pramāṇa