Sāvitrī
mythological figure · 3 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages
she · the daughter of the Sun
spoken of as
1 expressionSūryā“Sāvitrī”1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
By the path by which the two Aśvins carried Sāvitrī the daughter of the Sun — by that same path Bhaga has spoken:
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Legendary wife renowned for devotion to her husband Satyavat, invoked by Sītā as her own model.
"Know me, O hero, to be like Sāvitrī who was devoted to Satyavat, son of Dyumatsena — wholly devoted to you, under your authority alone.
Sāvitrī is honoured in heaven for having rendered devoted service to her husband, and in like manner you have gone to heaven through devoted service to your husband.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The Sun's daughter, carried by the Aśvins in myth, invoked as precedent in a marriage-securing charm.
By the path by which the two Aśvins carried Sāvitrī the daughter of the Sun — by that same path Bhaga has spoken:
Vīramitrodaya
The legendary devoted wife whose ancient performance of the vow gives the Sāvitrī vrata its name, observed by women at the root of a banyan tree.
> In the month of Jyeṣṭha, in the bright fortnight, on Paurṇamāsī, the vow was / > performed by her in ancient times with great devotion;
/ > Those who worship Sāvitrī on the dark Caturdaśī of Jyeṣṭha, // > at the root of a banyan tree, with a fast, they do not suffer widowhood.