मेरुदेवी

{ merudevī }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MERUDEVĪ   A daughter of Mahāmeru. The nine daughters of Mahāmeru are: Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīthī. they were married to Nābhi, Kimpuruṣa, Hari, Ilāvṛta, Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla respectively. all these nine Kings were born to a king Agnīdhra of the nymph Pūrvacitti. [Pañcama Skandha, Bhāgavata] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

मेरुदेवी n.   मेरुपर्वत की एक कन्या, जिसका विवाह आग्रीध्र राजा का पुत्र नाभि राजा से हुआ था । इसके पुत्र का नाम ऋषभदेव था [भा.१.३.१३,५.४.२] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मेरु—देवी  f.  f. N. of a daughter of M° ( wife of नाभि and mother of ऋषभ, who was an incarnation of विष्णु), [BhP.]

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मेरु देवी