Iravati

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.^[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
Genealogy
Parents	Kaśyapa (father) Kadru (mother)
Children	Airāvata[5][6]

Legend

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

See also

• Ganga
• Sarasvati
• Kalindi

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.

External links

• Vettam Mani; Puranic Encyclopaedia. Quotes the Ramayana (Aranyakanda) for her parentage, and the Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva, for the river).