Revatī
Revatī, “the wealthy one”
Revatī is a name used for more than one being and thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Revatī: the daughter of King Kakudmi, taken to Brahmaloka to find a husband, who on her return married Balarāma after twenty-seven mahāyugas had passed on earth. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janana Khaṇḍa, Chapter 105; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, 9th Skanda, Chapter 3; Vishṇu Purāṇa, Pañcamāṃśa, Chapters 25, 36; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 12, 273
Things and ideas
- Revatī (Nakshatra): the twenty-seventh and last of the nakshatras, in the rāśi Mīna. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 5, 54; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 12, 52, 121, 125–126, 128, 130, 136, 146, 154, 196, 265, 269, 273, 293, 348; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 102; Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapter 6; Uttara Parva, Chapters 108–109, 145, 192
Named in passing
- Revatī, of the nine Durgās: the eighth of the nine Durgās whom the devas praised, in the list of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, told on Navadurgā. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 61