[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) › c9.566 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.566 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.566 - **Language:** English ### [c9.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.566) 1) General information. A holy thing worn by devotees. In the Purāṇas much importance is attached to Rudrākṣa. In Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 11, there is a story stating how Rudrākṣa came to be honoured in this way. - [Previous: c9.565](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.565) - [Next: c9.567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.567) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Devībhāgavata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata-vidyanatha-vidyatirtha.11) — Vidyānātha Vidyātīrtha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.566) · Pramāṇa