Vedavatī, daughter of Parjanya

Vedavatī was the daughter of Parjanya, who is linked with the deva of rain and clouds. She was one of the women whose weddings were held at the sacred gathering at Hāṭakeśvara, as told in Chapters 37–40 of the Vāmana Mahā Purāṇa.

She is not the same as the Vedavatī of the Rāmāyaṇa, the woman of tapas (austerity) who was born again as Sītā.

Her father

Her father Parjanya is linked with the rain and the clouds, the waters that feed all life.

Marriage at Hāṭakeśvara

Vedavatī was among the divine women whose weddings were held at Hāṭakeśvara. A great gathering of kings, ṛṣis, yakṣas and celestial beings was present. With her were Citrāṅgadā, Nandayantī and Devavatī.

Sources

• Vāmana Mahā Purāṇa, Chapters 37–40
• Rāmāyaṇa (named only to tell the other Vedavatī apart)