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# The Purana Index v1.c5.s2.265

The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s2.265

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### [v1.c5.s2.265](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.265)

\*Irā\* (II)—a daughter of Dakṣa (Garuḍa (?)-Vā. P.) and one of the wives of Kaśyapa; mother of three daughters: \*Latā\* (creeper), \*Vallī\* (creeping plant) and \*Vīrudhā\* (a plant which grows again after being cut); they became in turn mothers of trees, plants and shrubs; \*Latā\* created flowerless wild plants standing in sandy regions and also trees with fruits and flowers; \*Vallī\*, bushes and grass of all kinds and \*Vīrudhā\* created \*Vīrudha\* group as her issues.

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