Pururavas
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Pururavas is the husband of the apsara Urvashi. The 95th Sukta of the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda is dedicated to a conversation between him and Urvashi. His love story with Urvashi has been retold in many Hindu scriptures and dramatized in works like Kalidasa's Vikramorvashiyam.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1900 BCE
- Attested period
- -1900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First attested in the Rigveda (c. 1900–1200 BCE) in conversation with Urvashi; appears in later Hindu scriptures and literary adaptations.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jayanta, Madhavi, Rishyashringa, Vibhandaka, Kala, Vasus, Locanā, Satya, Kratu, Kuru, Madravas, Rocaka, Dhvani, Dhuri, Chandra, Vaivasvata Manu, Ikshvaku, Kardama, Supreme Goddess, Gaya, Utkala, Vinatashva, Iksavaku, Shashabindu, Bharati, Sarasvati, Vasishtha, Indra, Arjuna, Chitrasena, Śiva, Visvedevas, Daksha, Dhrti, Kama, Kaśyapa, Vishnu, Ganga, Parvati, Nārada, Agni, Mitra-Varuna
- consort of
- Urvaśī
Mentioned by
- Indra
- Arjuna
- Chitrasena
- Śiva
- Visvedevas
- Daksha
- Dhrti
- Kama
- Kaśyapa
- Vishnu
- Ganga
- Parvati
- Nārada
- Agni
- Mitra-Varuna
- Vishvā
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“the latter jilts her advances, considering her to be an ancestor of his, as well as a mother, because of her past marriage to Pururavas.”
#8152 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Vasu Satya Kratu Daksha Kala Kama Dhrti Kuru Pururavas Madravas Rocaka or Locana Dhvani or Dhuri”
#22626 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Pururavas is described as her son. Pururavas is mentioned as the son of Ilā in the text.”
#30801 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5