Vindhyavali

Vindhyavali
Vindhyavali (Balika, Charuthi)
Painting of Mahabali and Vindhyavali serving Vishnu in his dwarf form Vamana, while a suspicious Shukra tries to stop him.
Genealogy
SpouseMahabali
ChildrenBanasura, Namasu (Hinduism), Ratnamala

Vindhyavali (Sanskrit: विन्ध्यावलि, romanizedVindhyāvalī),[1] also known as Ashrama, Balika or Charuthi is the wife of the asura king Mahabali in Hindu mythology,[2] with whom, according to Hindu texts, she had a progeny of one hundred children, including his two sons Banasura and Namasu, as well as a daughter named Ratnamala.

  1. ^ Dowson, John (2013-11-05). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature. Routledge. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-136-39029-6.
  2. ^ Walker, Benjamin (2019-04-09). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume I A-L. Routledge. p. 452. ISBN 978-0-429-62465-0.