Saramā

Saramā

Saramā 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

• Saramā (Deva-śunī): the messenger of Indra, “the dog of the devas”, whose words, with the power of mantra, keep the daityas and dānavas of Rasātala in fear. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 5, Chapter 24
• Saramā: the wife of Vibhīshaṇa, king of Laṅkā, who comforted Sītā in the Aśoka grove and later told Bhagavān Rāma of Sītā’s sufferings. Padma Purāṇa, Sṛshṭi Khaṇḍa, Chapter 38

Named in passing

• Saramā, daughter of Daksha: one of the thirteen daughters of Daksha who became wives of Kaśyapa, the mother of the beasts of prey, told on Kaśyapa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 6, Chapter 6