Mahī

Mahī

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

People

• Mahī, Wife of Dhṛtavrata: the widow of the brāhmaṇa Dhṛtavrata and mother of Sanājjāta, who fell from her dharma and was purified by the Gautamī at Pāpapraṇāśana. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 22

Places

• Mahī (River of Kuśa Dvīpa): one of the rivers of Kuśadvīpa, one of the seven dvīpas of the earth. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20