[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) › c9.4784 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4784 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4784 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4784) (iii) Viśvāmitra earned Brahminhood by tapas (penance). (M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 40, Stanza 12). - [Previous: c9.4783](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4783) - [Next: c9.4785](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4785) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4784) · Pramāṇa