Iravati (Sanskrit: इरावती, romanized: Irāvatī) is a figure in Hindu mythology. She is a daughter of Kadru or Bhadramada and Kashyapa, as featured in the Ramayana.[1][2] She is also associated with a sacred Iravati river, which was one of the names of the river Ravi of modern-day Punjab during the Vedic period.[3] It is possible that the river Irrawaddy of Myanmar traces its name to this name for the Ravi river.[4]

Irāvatī
Member of The Nāgas
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ChildrenAirāvata[5][6]

Legend

One legend states that Indra's divine elephant, Airavata, is the offspring of Iravati.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 July 2015). "Iravati, Irāvatī: 10 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Books, Kausiki (21 December 2021). Valmiki Ramayana: Aranya Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 43.
  3. ^ Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 332. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
  4. ^ Cunningham, Sir Alexander; Majumdar, R. C.; Barrows, David P. (March 2008). Encyclopaedia of Asian History. Cosmo (Publications,India). p. 6. ISBN 978-81-307-0452-4.
  5. ^ Williams, George M. (27 March 2008). Handbook of Hindu Mythology. OUP USA. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-533261-2.
  6. ^ Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
  7. ^ Krishna, Nanditha (1 May 2014). Sacred Animals of India. Penguin UK. p. 167. ISBN 978-81-8475-182-6.

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