Avantī

Avantī

Avantī is a name used for more than one people and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Places

• Ujjayinī: the sacred city on the Kshiprā, also called Avantī and Avantikā, one of the seven moksha-purīs and the home of the Mahākāla Śivaliṅga. Skanda Purāṇa; Nārada Purāṇa; Śiva Purāṇa; Vāmana Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa
• Avanti (Country): the country ruled by Jayadhvaja of the Haihaya line, where Queen Ūrmilā took refuge and Dharmarāja ruled. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 54; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

People

• Avantis (Haihaya clan): one of the famous clans in the line of the Haihayas, of the line of Yadu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 13, 15