Iravati

Irāvatī
Member of The Nāgas
Genealogy
Parents
ChildrenAirāvata

Iravati (Sanskrit: इरावती, IAST: Irāvatī) is a figure in Hindu mythology. She is a daughter of Kadru or Bhadramada and Kashyapa, as featured in the Ramayana. 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. It is possible that the river Irrawaddy of Myanmar traces its name to this name for the Ravi river.

Legend

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Williams, George M. (27 March 2008). Handbook of Hindu Mythology. OUP USA. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-533261-2.
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