Ilavida or Idavida (Sanskrit: इडविडा, romanized: Iḍaviḍā) is a character in the Ramayana. She is the first wife of the sage Vishrava[1] and the mother of Kubera.[2]
| Ilavida | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Idavida, Devavarnini |
| Texts | Puranas, Ramayana |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Bharadvaja (father) (Ramayana) Trinabindu (father), Alambusha (mother) (Bhagavata Purana) |
| Spouse | Vishrava |
| Children | Kubera |
Legend edit
In the Ramayana, Ilavida is described to be the daughter of the rishi Bharadvaja.[3] Ilavida was given in marriage to the rishi Vishrava and had a son with him, Kubera, who would eventually become the king of Lanka.
According to the Bhagavata Purana, she is the daughter of King Trinabindu and Alambusha.[4][5]
Citations and notes edit
- ^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (6 December 2021). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. McFarland. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7864-9179-7.
- ^ Dowson, John (23 March 2020). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythodology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 363. ISBN 978-3-8460-4736-1.
- ^ Stutley, Margaret and James (9 April 2019). A Dictionary of Hinduism: Its Mythology, Folklore and Development 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1500. Routledge. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-429-62754-5.
- ^ Daniélou, Alain (December 1991). The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-89281-354-4.
- ^ Parmeshwaranand, Swami (2001). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas. Sarup & Sons. p. 55. ISBN 978-81-7625-226-3.