Trijaṭā
mythological figure · 1 work · 5 mentions · 12 anchored passages
Trijaṭa · the aged rākṣasī · the rākṣasī Trijaṭā
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A rākṣasī whose dream-vision is recounted in the summary of Sītā's captivity.
The presentation of the token of recognition, the conversation with Sītā, the terrifying of the Rākṣasī women, and the dream-vision of Trijaṭā —
Then the great sage Trijaṭa, together with his wife, joyfully received the herd of cattle and in return offered to the great-souled one blessings that swelled with fame, strength, joy, and happiness.
There was among them a tawny-eyed brāhmaṇa of the Gārgya lineage named Trijaṭa;