A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.687

c5.687

INDRĀNĪ. Wife of Indra, and mother of Jayanta and Jayantī. She is also called Sachī and Aindrī. She is mentioned a few times in the Rig-veda, and is said to be the most fortunate of females, “for her husband shall never die of old age.” The Taittirīya Brāhmana states that Indra chose her for his wife from a number of competing goddesses, because she surpassed them all in voluptuous attractions. In the Rāmāyana and Purānas she appears as the daughter of the Daitya Puloman, from whom she has the patronymic Paulomī. She was ravished by Indra, who killed her father to escape his curse. According to the Mahā-bhārata, King Nahusha became enamoured of her, and she escaped from him with difficulty. Indrānī has never been held in very high esteem as a goddess.