Ilavida

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Ilavida
Other namesIdavida, Devavarnini
TextsPuranas, Ramayana
Personal information
ParentsBharadvaja (father) (Ramayana)
Trinabindu (father), Alambusha (mother) (Bhagavata Purana)
SpouseVishrava
ChildrenKubera

Ilavida or Idavida (

romanized: Iḍaviḍā) is a character in the Ramayana. She is the first wife of the sage Vishrava[1] and the mother of Kubera.[2]

Legend

In the Ramayana, Ilavida is described to be the daughter of the

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
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According to the Bhagavata Purana, she is the daughter of King Trinabindu and Alambusha.[4][5]

Citations and notes

  1. ISBN 978-0-7864-9179-7
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  2. ISBN 978-3-8460-4736-1
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  3. ISBN 978-0-429-62754-5
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  4. ISBN 978-0-89281-354-4
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  5. ISBN 978-81-7625-226-3
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