Revati

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Revati
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Revati (right) with Balarama
Abode Goloka
Consort Balarama
Revati, within Hinduism, is daughter of King Kakudmi and consort of the God
Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. Her account is given within a number of
Puranic texts such as the Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana.

Contents
1 Previous Birth
2 Meeting With Brahma
3 Marriage To Balarama
4 Children
5 Death
6 See also
7 Notes and references
8 External links
Previous Birth
The Garga Samhita narrates the previous birth of Revati as Jyotishmati, the
daughter of King Chakshush Manu, who ruled over the Earth. The king performed a
special fire sacrifice, out of which a divine lady was born to him as his daughter,
Jyotishmati. Upon asked by her father, she said, she would like to marry the
mightiest of all. The god Indra(lord of clouds and rain) informed the king that the
wind Vayu was powerful than him. Vayu directed Manu to Parvat(the mountain), who
said the earth-god Bhumandal was more powerful than him. Ultimately, the earth said
that Shesha, the serpent who carries the earth and the worlds on his hoods, is the
most powerful; Balarama would be Shesha's most powerful form. Jyotishmati went to
Vindhya mountains and performed tapas(austerities) to marry Balarama. Numerous
deities tried to dissuade her and win her over as wife, however she cursed all of
them. In counter-curse, Indra cursed Jyotishmati that she would not have sons.
Finally, Brahma pleased with her penance blessed her that she would marry Balarama,
but warned that he would be born 27 yugas(eons) later. An enraged Jyotishmati
threatened to curse Brahma too. He pacified her by giving her another boon that she
would be born as Revati, daughter of King Kakudmi, whose actions would lead to the
27 eons passing in a jiffy.[1]