Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.854
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.854
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ILIBILĀ. The wife of Viśravas and mother of Kubera. Viśravas was born as the son of Pulastya, one of the Prajāpatis by Māninī. Viśravas had two wives, Kaikasī and Ilibilā alias Devaravaṇi and Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) was born of Ilibilā. Hence Kubera is called Ailibili also; To Viśravas was born by Kaikasī, Rāvaṇa, Vibhīṣaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa and Śūrpaṇakhā.