[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) › c9.4935 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4935 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4935 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4935](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4935) 2) Birth. Two stories are mentioned about the birth of Vṛtrāsura. One story is that Kaśyapa created him from fire. The other story is that Vṛtra was the son of Tvaṣṭā. Both are given below: - [Previous: c9.4934](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4934) - [Next: c9.4936](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4936) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4935](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4935) · Pramāṇa