Mandavi

Mandavi
The wedding ceremony of Mandavi and Bharata.
AffiliationAvatar of Lakshmi's conch shell
AbodeAyodhya
TextsRamayana and its other versions
Personal information
Born
Died
ParentsKushadhvaja (father)
Chandrabhaga (mother)
SiblingsSita (adoptive cousin)
Urmila (cousin)
Shrutakirti (sister)
SpouseBharata
ChildrenTaksha
Pushkala
DynastyVideha (by birth)
Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha (by marriage)

Mandavi (Sanskrit: माण्डवी, romanizedMāṇḍavī) is a princess of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana.[1] She is the wife of Bharata and is considered an incarnation of the conch shell of goddess Lakshmi. Mandavi is known for her sacrifice and perseverance.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dawar, Sonalini Chaudhry (2006). Ramayana, the Sacred Epic of Gods and Demons. Om Books International. ISBN 9788187107675.
  2. ^ Agarwal, Shubhi (20 April 2022). LakshmiLa : The Eternal Love Story. Om Books International. ISBN 978-93-92834-21-9.
  3. ^ Valmiki Ramayana, English verse translation by Desiraju Hanumanta Rao, K. M. K. Murthy et al.

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