A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1616

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SARAMĀ. 1. In the Rig-veda the dog of Indra and mother of the two dogs called, after their mother, Sārameyas, who each had four eyes, and were the watchdogs of Yama. Saramā is said to have pursued and recovered the cows stolen by the Panis, a myth which has been supposed to mean that Saramā is the same as Ushas, the dawn, and that the cows represent the rays of the sun carried away by night. 2. The wife of Vibhīshana, who attended upon Sītā, and showed her great kindness when she was in captivity with Rāvana. 3. In the Bhāgavata Purāna, Saramā is one of the daughters of Daksha, and the mother of wild animals.