Airavata
Airavata (ऐरावत) (Airawata) was a Nagavanshi ruler.
Mention by Panini
Airavata (ऐरावत) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]
History
Aryaka is mentioned to have born in the race of Kauravya. Kauravya is born in the race of Airavata. Aryaka's son was named Chikura. Chikura was slain by a Suparna. Chikura's wife was the daughter of a Naga named Vamana. Chikura's son was named Sumukha. Matali, the charioteer of Deva king Indra chose Sumukha as his daughter Gunakesi's husband (5,103). Matali's son was Gomukha[2] [3]
Airawat in Indian epics
The Mahabharata Book 2: SECTION IX Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.1883-1896 mentions names of following naga kings who attended the Sabha of Yudhishthira:
Vasuki and Takshaka, and the Naga called Airavata; Krishna and Lohita; Padma and Chitra endued with great energy; the Nagas called Kamvala and Aswatara; and Dhritarashtra and Valahaka; Matimat and Kundadhara and Karkotaka and Dhananjaya; Panimat and the mighty Kundaka, O lord of the Earth; and Prahlada and Mushikada, and Janamejaya,--all having auspicious marks and mandalas and extended hoods;--these and many other snakes. These have been described from shloka 8 to 11 as under:
- वासुकिस तक्षकश चैव नागश चैरावतस तदा
- कृष्णश च लॊहितश चैव पद्मश चित्रश च वीर्यवान ।।8।।
- कम्बलाश्वतरौ नागौ धृतराष्ट्र बलाहकौ
- मणिमान कुण्डलधरः कर्कॊटक धनंजयौ ।।9।।
- परह्लाथॊ मूषिकादश च तदैव जनमेजयः
- पताकिनॊ मण्डलिनः फणवन्तश च सर्वशः ।।10।।
- एते चान्ये च बहवः सर्पास तस्यां युधिष्ठिर
- उपासते महात्मानं वरुणं विगतक्लमाः ।।11।।
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Reference
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.46
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Kingdom
- ↑ Bhaleram Beniwal: Jāt Yodhaon ke Balidān, Publisher - Jaypal Agencies, Agra 2005, p.43
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