Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1374

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.1374

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c5.1374

EKAPARṆĀ. Sister of Durgā. Ekaparṇā, Ekapāṭalā and Aparṇā were the three daughters of Himavān born of his wife Menā. Ekaparṇā ate only one leaf and Ekapāṭalā ate a bunch of leaves. Aparṇā did not eat even a leaf. Ekaparṇā was married to a sage called Devala and Ekapāṭalā to a sage called Jaigīṣavya. (Chapter 18, Hari Vamśa). (See under Himavān).

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Harivaṃśa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit