[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) › c9.4607 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4607 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4607 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4607](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4607) 5) Viṣṭaraśravas. (1) Viṣṭara—tree—banyan tree. He who is universally known as banyan tree. (2) Viṣṭara—a bundle of darbha grass. (Poa grass). He whose earlobe is like this. (3) Viṣṭara = is spread—He whose fame is spread everywhere. - [Previous: c9.4606](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4606) - [Next: c9.4608](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4608) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4607](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4607) · Pramāṇa