Iravati

 ( Characters In The Mahabharata ) 

Iravati (, ) is a figure in Hindu mythology. She is a daughter of Kadru or Bhadramada and Kasyapa, as featured in the Ramayana. She is also associated with a sacred Ravi River 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 River of Myanmar traces its name to this name for the Ravi river.

(2008). 9788130704524, Cosmo (Publications, India). . ISBN 9788130704524

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

Nanditha Krishna (2014). 9788184751826, Penguin UK. . ISBN 9788184751826

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See also

• Ganga
• Sarasvati River
• Kalindi

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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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