KALĀVATĪ I A daughter of the King of Kāśī. This gem of a woman worshipped the sage Durvāsas and became a saint by obtaining the Śaiva Pañcākṣara (five letters pertaining to Śiva--Sivāya namaḥ). Afterwards Dāśārha, King of Mathurā, married her. The King felt very hot whenever he approached her and he questioned her about it. She said she had received the Pañcākṣara Mantra even from childhood and sinners would feel the heat if they touched her. The King was greatly disappointed and Kalāvatī took him to Sage Garga to redeem him from all his sins. The sage dipped the King in the river Kālindī and when the King rose up all his sins flew away from his body as tiny birds. The King reaching the palace, embraced Kalāvatī and then he felt her body very cool and pleasant. They got a son also.
[Pañcākṣaramāhātmya, Śiva Purāṇa] .
KALĀVATĪ II Mother of Mṛgāvatī, a queen. Mṛgāvatī was the mother of Udayana. See under Mṛgāvatī).
KALĀVATĪ III A nymph. See under Ṭhiṇṭhākarāla.