Bhogavatī

Bhogavatī

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

People

• Bhogavatī (daughter of Vijaya): the daughter of King Vijaya of the Eastern land, who married the serpent-born son of Śūrasena and by her devotion freed him from Bhagavān Śiva‘s śāpa at the Nāgatīrtha. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 41
• Bhogavatī, Daughter of Kāmavarmā: the daughter of King Kāmavarmā, who gave her to Vikrama and gave his kingdom to her brother Bhogavarmā. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 4

Places

• Bhogavatī (Purushottama): the puṇya tīrtha that appears in the well of Purushottama-kshetra on the Jyeshṭha pūrṇimā, whose water is drawn for the sacred bath of Kṛshṇa, Balarāma and Subhadrā. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 65–66