[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) › c9.5145 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5145 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5145 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5145) One day he put a blade of grass on the ground before them and asked them to take it up. Although the Devas tried their best, they were not able even to move it. It was only then that they became convinced of their own incapacity. (Śiva Purāṇa, Śatarudra Saṃhitā). - [Previous: c9.5144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5144) - [Next: c9.5146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5146) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Śivapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5145) · Pramāṇa