Airavata Iravath : in Vishnu Purana the son of Irāvati, granddaughter of Rishi Kashyapa, he emerged as a white elephant from the cosmic Ocean of Milk when it was churned by Devas & Dānavas. The Great Gods (q.v.) bade him serve Indra. Assisted by seven colleagues he guards the eight zones of the Universe.
... the world, Himalaya among the mountain-ranges, Ganges among the rivers, the divine thunderbolt among weapons. Among all plants and trees I am the Aswattha, among horses Indra's horse Uchchaihsravas, Airavata Page 363 among the elephants, among the birds Garuda, Vasuki the snake-god among the serpents, Kamadhuk the cow of plenty among cattle, the alligator among fishes, the lion among the beasts ...
... the Prasravana mountain like Indra (who is believed to have performed a hun dred horse sacrifices in his previous existences as a condition precedent for being born as Indra) seated on the back of Airavata (the chief of elephants), 0 princess of the Videha territory! (40) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) does not take meat or honey. He partakes everyday of wild fruits and boiled (wild) rice, fully ...
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