Iravati (Sanskrit: इरावती, romanized: Irāvatī) is a character 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]
Legend
One legend states that Indra's divine elephant, Airavata, is the offspring of Iravati.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (28 July 2015). "Iravati, Irāvatī: 10 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ Books, Kausiki (21 December 2021). Valmiki Ramayana: Aranya Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 43.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Krishna, Nanditha (1 May 2014). Sacred Animals of India. Penguin UK. p. 167. ISBN 978-81-8475-182-6.
External links
- Vettam Mani; Puranic Encyclopaedia. Quotes the Ramayana (Aranyakanda) for her parentage, and the Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva, for the river).
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