Airavata
deity underworld Hindu single tradition · 5
Airavata is a nagaraja (nāga king) depicted in the Mahabharata.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Mahabharata epic.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Adishesha, Śeṣa, ahtet nat, Nāgas, Vasuki, Karkotaka, Takshaka, Ulupi, Manasā, Devasena
- manifests as
- Manibhadra Vīr
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“The cosmic snake Shesha, the nagarajas (nāga kings) Vasuki, Takshaka, Airavata and Karkotaka, and the princess Ulupi, are all depicted in the Mahabharata.”
#10191 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is called Deivanai or Deivayanai (Tamil, literally meaning "celestial elephant"), as she was raised by Indra's divine elephant, Airavata.”
#30481 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“shell in one hand and a yak-tail fly-whisk in the other, standing or seated atop a three-headed white elephant (Airavata). Thagyamin is regarded as the ruler of the celestial kingdom Trāyastriṃśa (တာဝတိံသာ).”
#34142 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The nagarajas (nāga kings) Vasuki, Takshaka, Airavata and Karkotaka, and the princess Ulupi, are all depicted in the Mahabharata.”
#35216 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5