[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) › c9.653 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.653 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.653 - **Language:** English ### [c9.653](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.653) ŚA (श). The letter Śa means to lie down and also Śaṃkara. ‘Śaṃ’ means comfort or happiness. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 348). - [Previous: c9.652](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.652) - [Next: c9.654](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.654) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.348) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.653](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.653) · Pramāṇa