Śravishṭhā
Śravishṭhā
Śravishṭhā is a name used for more than one woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Śravishṭhā (mother of Paippalādi): the mother of the munis Paippalādi and Kauśika, who washed, named and raised the abandoned Paurava child Ajapārśva. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
- Śravishṭhā (daughter of Citraka): a daughter of Citraka, son of Vṛshṇi, of the Yādava line, and the sister of Śravaṇā. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 14, 16
- Śravishṭhā (daughter of Rājādhideva): a daughter of the hero Rājādhideva, of the line of Bhajamāna, and the sister of Śravaṇā. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16