Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1008
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1008
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To Pulastya, one of the Prajāpatis was born by Mālinī, Viśravas. Viśravas had two wives, Devavarṇinī, also called Ilibilā and Kaikasī. Vaiśravaṇa or Kubera was his son by Ilibilā and Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, Vibhīṣaṇa and Śūrpaṇakhā (daughter) being the offsprings of Kaikasī. Rāvaṇa married Mandodarī and three sons, Meghanāda, Atikāya and Akṣakumāra were born to them. Meghanāda came to be known as Indrajit also, because he had defeated Indra once.