Śālāvatī

Śālāvatī

Devala has other meanings too: see all meanings of Devala. Hārita has other meanings too: see all meanings of Hārita. Jaya has other meanings too: see all meanings of Jaya. Mudgala has other meanings too: see all meanings of Mudgala. Hiraṇyāksha has other meanings too: see all meanings of Hiraṇyāksha. Reṇu has other meanings too: see all meanings of Reṇu. Reṇukā has other meanings too: see all meanings of Reṇukā.

Śālāvatī is a mother in the Kauśika line of Viśvāmitra. In her were born Hiraṇyāksha, Reṇu, Reṇuka, Sāṅkṛti, Gālava, Mudgala, Madhucchanda, Jaya, Devala, Kacchapa and Hārita.

In the line of Viśvāmitra

Telling the munis the line of Soma, the teller of the Purāṇa comes to Viśvāmitra, also called Viśvaratha, who, equal to a brahmarshi, attained brāhmaṇa-hood. His sons were Devarāta and others, all famous. Then he says: in Śālāvatī were born Hiraṇyāksha, Reṇu, Reṇuka, Sāṅkṛti, Gālava, Mudgala, Madhucchanda, Jaya, Devala, Kacchapa and Hārita. The gotras of the Kauśikas became famous: the Pāṇinas, Babhravas, Dhyānajapyas, Devarātas, Śālaṅkāyanas, Bāshkalas, Lohitas, Yamadūtas and Kārūshakas.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 10

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 10