Bible Encyclopedias
Purasa

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

was, according to the Indian mythology, the first man-the father of the human race; his wife, the first woman, Prakriti, gave birth to the ancestors of the Indian castes;

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Purasa'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/purasa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.