[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1735 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1735 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1735 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1735) (ii) Sāvitrī is the sovereign deity of the mantra Gāyatrī. This goddess Sāvitrī rose up from the sacrificial fire of King Aśvapati and gave him a boon, and accordingly a daughter named Sāvitrī was born to the King. This princess was Sāvitrī the wife of Satyavān. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 290). - [Previous: c9.1734](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1734) - [Next: c9.1736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1736) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1735) · Pramāṇa