Vibhāvarī

Vibhāvarī, “the night”

Vibhāvarī is a name used for more than one devī, woman and city in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Vibhāvarī: the devī of the night, the first form Brahmā brought forth at creation, who entered Menā‘s womb to give Pārvatī her dark complexion. Matsya Purāṇa, Chapter 153

People

• Vibhāvarī, Wife of Svaroci: the daughter of the vidyādhara Mandāra, who became a wife of Svaroci and a mother of Svārocisha Manu.

Named in passing

• Vibhāvarī, the city of Varuṇa: the capital of Varuṇa in the ocean, which the daitya Hiraṇyāksha reached as he roamed the waters, told on Varuṇa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapter 17
• Vibhāvarī, the city of Candra: the city of Candra in the north, one of the four cities of the lokapālas on the mountain Mānasottara in Pushkara Dvīpa, told on Sapta-Dvīpa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 5, Chapter 21