Arundhatī
Arundhatī
Arundhatī is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Arundhatī: the faithful wife of Vasishṭha Maharshi, honoured as the model of pātivratya. Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 93; Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 130; Matsya Purāṇa, Chapter 200; Śiva Purāṇa, Rudra Saṃhitā, Satī Khaṇḍa, Chapter 4; Rāmāyaṇa; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 2, 6, 26, 54; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapter 24; Skandha 4, Chapter 1; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 8, 21; Uttara Parva, Chapters 9–10, 16–17, 22, 29, 91–92, 95, 103, 108–109, 147, 170; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 34; Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapters 2, 12, 40, 102
Devatās
- Arundhatī (wife of Dharma): a daughter of Daksha, the first of the ten wives of Dharma, of whom all the offspring related to the earth were born. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3