[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) › c9.982 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.982 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.982 - **Language:** English ### [c9.982](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.982) What Samādhi Ceṭṭi wished was a life of self-renunciation. Devī gave him the wisdom and knowledge to renounce everything he had and to live a life of complete abstinence. Then Devī disappeared. The King returned to his kingdom and resumed his rule. Ceṭṭi renounced everything and wandered about immersed in meditation on Devī. (Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 5). - [Previous: c9.981](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.981) - [Next: c9.983](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.983) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.982](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.982) · Pramāṇa