[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) › c9.5171 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5171 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5171 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5171) Yamunā is being worshipped as a goddess. Devotees of this goddess imagine her as riding on a tortoise, carrying a water pot in her hand and is of black complexion. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 50). - [Previous: c9.5170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5170) - [Next: c9.5172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5172) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.50) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5171) · Pramāṇa