Urvaśī
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 4
Urvaśī is an apsara whose Sanskrit name is derived from roots uru and aś, meaning 'widely pervasive'. In its first appearances in Vedic texts, Urvashi was a personification of dawn. According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana, she is born from the uru (thigh) of the divine-sage Narayana.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First appears in Vedic texts as a personification of dawn; later described in Devi Bhagavata Purana.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tilottama, Tennyo, Tennan, Brahma, Kamadeva, Urnayu, Menaka, Rambha, Pramlocha, Kama, Vasanta, Shakuntala, Kadaligarbha, Marisha, Nara, Rati, gandharvas, Vishvashu, Chitrasena, Jayanta, Rishyashringa, Vibhandaka, Kaśyapa, Visvavasu, Apsaras, Tennin, Marut, Daksha, Arjuna
- sibling of
- Menaka, Ghritachi, Purvachitti, Sahajanya, Vishvachi
- serves
- Indra
- allied with
- Sahanjaya
- child of
- Narayana
- has aspect
- Madhavi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“According to the scripture Devi Bhagavata Purana, the apsara is known as Urvashi because she is born from the uru—'thigh'—of the divine-sage Narayana.”
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