Английская Википедия:Iravati
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Iravati (Шаблон:Lang-sa, Шаблон:IAST3) 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]
Legend
One legend states that Indra's divine elephant, Airavata, is the offspring of Iravati.[5]
See also
References
External links
- Vettam Mani; Puranic Encyclopaedia. Quotes the Ramayana (Aranyakanda) for her parentage, and the Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva, for the river).
