अरुन्धती

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

ARUNDHATĪ I   Wife of Sage Vasiṣṭha.
(1) Birth.
She was born as the daughter of Karddama Prajāpati and Devahūti. (See Vasiṣṭha).
(2) Other information.
(1) Once Arundhatī got suspicious about the character of Vasiṣṭha and as a result of misunderstanding her chaste husband her beauty suffered a set-back. [M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 232, Verses 27-29] .
(2) Arundhatī shone forth in Brahmā's assembly with other Devīs like, Pṛthvī, Hṛī, Svāhākīrtī, Surā and Śacī. [M.B., Sabhā Parva, Chapter 11, Verse 41] .
(3) She outshone all other chaste women in devotion to her husband. She owed her great power to her chastity and service of her husband. [M.B., Araṇya Parva, Chapter 225, Verse 15] .
(4) The seven great Ṛṣis once offered her an honourable seat. [M.B., Vana Parva, Chapter 226, Verse 8] .
(5) There is a story in the Mahābhārata of how Śiva once blessed Arundhatī. While the seven great Ṛṣis were staying at the Himālayas it did not rain consecutively for twelve years, and the Munis suffered much without either roots or fruits to eat. Then Arundhatī began a rigorous tapas, and Śiva appeared before her disguised as a brahmin. Since, due to the failure of rains, Arundhatī had no food with her. She cooked food with some cheap roots and served the guest with it, and with that it rained profusely all over the land. Śiva then assumed his own form and blessed Arundhatī, and from that day onwards it became a sacred spot. [M.B., Śalya Parva, Chapter 48, Verses 38-54] .
(6) Arundhatī once pointed out to Vṛṣdarbhi the evils of receiving remuneration (fee). [M.B., Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 10, Verse 45] .
(7) On another occasion she spoke about the secret principles of ethics among others. [M.B., Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 130, Verses 3-11] .
(8) Once all the Devas eulogized Arundhatī and Brahmā blessed her. [M.B., Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 130, Verses 12 and 13] .
(9) Arundhatī and Vasiṣṭha did tapas at the sacred Sarasvatī tīrtha and entered into Samādhi. [M.B., Vana Parva, Chapter 130, Verse 17] .
ARUNDHATĪ II   A wife of Kāla (God of death). Arundhatī, Vasu, Yamī, Lambā, Bhānu, Marutvatī, Saṁkalpā, Muhurtā, Sādhyā and Viśvā are the ten wives of Kāla. [Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part 1, Chapter 15] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : कुंडलनी, अरुंधती, अरुंधती, अरुंधती, अरुंधती

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अ-रुन्धती  f.  f. a medicinal climbing plant, [AV.]

ROOTS:

अ रुन्धती

the wife of वसिष्ठ, [R.] &c.
the wife of धर्म, [Hariv.]
the little and scarcely visible star Alcor (belonging to the Great Bear, and personified as the wife of one of its seven chief stars, वसिष्ठ, or of all the seven, the so-called seven ऋषिs; at marriage ceremonies अरुन्धती is invoked as a pattern of conjugal excellence by the bridegroom), [ĀśvGṛ. &c.]
N. of a kind of super natural faculty (also called कुण्डलिनी).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अरुन्धती [arundhatī]   [न रुन्धती प्रतिरोधकारिणी]
A medicinal climbing plant.
 N. N. of the wife of Vasiṣṭha; अन्वासितमरुन्धत्या स्वाहयेव हविर्भुजम् [R.1.56.]
The morning star personified as the wife of Vasiṣṭha; one of the Pleiades.
 N. N. of the daughter of प्राचेतसदक्ष, one of the 1 wives of Dharma. [In mythology Arundhatī is represented as the wife of the sage Vasiṣṭha, one of the 7 sages. She was one of the 9 daughters of Kardama Prajāpati by Devahūti. She is regarded as the highest pattern of conjugal excellence and wifely devotion and is so invoked by the bridegroom at nuptial ceremonies. Though a woman she was regarded with the same, even more, veneration as the Saptarṣis; cf. [Ku.6.12;] तामगौरवभेदेन मुनींश्चापश्यदीश्वरः । स्त्री पुमानि- त्यनास्थैषा वृत्तं हि महितं सताम् ॥ cf. also Janaka's remarks in [U.4.1.] She, like her husband, was the guide and controller of Raghu's line in her own department and acted as guardian angel to Sitā after she had been abandoned by Rāma. It is said that Arundhatī (the star) is not seen by persons whose end has approached. cf. Suśruta. न पश्यति सनक्षत्रां यस्तु देवीमरुन्धतीम् । ध्रुवमाकाशगङ्गां च तं वदन्ति गतायुषम् ॥; See [H.1.66.] also].
The tongue (personified). -Comp.
-जानिः, -नाथः -पतिः  N. N. of Vasiṣṭha one of the seven Ṛiṣis or stars in the Ursa Major.
-दर्शनन्यायः   see under न्याय.

Shabda-Sagara

अरुन्धती  f.  ( -ती) The daughter of KERDAMA and wife of VASISHṬHA, one of the seven Rishis; she is also one of the Pleiades.
E. अ neg. रुध to confine, तन् and ङीप् affixes; who does not confine or hinder good works. ARUNDHATĪ is considered as pattern of conjugal ex- cellence, and is invoked at the marriage ceremony by the bridegroom.

ROOTS:

अ रुध तन् ङीप्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

noun  दक्षस्य एका कन्या।   Ex. अरुन्धत्याः वर्णनं पुराणेषु वर्तते।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

kas اروٗندھتی

ori ଅରୁନ୍ଧତୀ

pan ਅਰੁੰਧਤੀ

urd اروندھتی

noun  सप्तर्षितारकासु एका तारका।   Ex. प्रथाम् अनुसृत्य विवाहात् अनन्तरं केचन जनाः आकाशे उदयोन्मुखां अरुन्धतीं पत्नीं दर्शयन्ति।

ONTOLOGY:

प्राकृतिक वस्तु (Natural Object) ➜ वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ori ଅରୁନ୍ଧତୀ ତାରା

tel అరుంధతి

urd ارَندھتی , ارُوندھتی

noun  तन्त्रशास्त्रानुसारं जिह्वा ।   Ex. अरुन्धत्याः उल्लेखः तन्त्रशास्त्रे अस्ति ।

ONTOLOGY:

शारीरिक वस्तु (Anatomical) ➜ वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben অরুন্ধতী

guj અરુંધતી

pan ਅਰੁੰਧਤੀ

urd اَرُوندھتی