[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) › c9.5144 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5144 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5144 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5144) YAKṢEŚVARA. An incarnation of Śiva. The devas were puffed with pride when they secured Amṛta by churning the ocean of milk. In order to allay their pride, Śiva took birth as Yakṣeśvara. - [Previous: c9.5143](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5143) - [Next: c9.5145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5145) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5144) · Pramāṇa