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Kaushalya (Putli)
The Seventh Celestial Living Statue of Vikramaditya's Throne• Granth: Singhasan Battisi

Kaushalya (Putli)

कौशल्या (सप्तम पुतली)

The seventh of the thirty-two celestial Apsaras bound to Vikramaditya's throne, who comes alive to recount the tale of the Emperor's supreme generosity, receiving the Inexhaustible Food Urn and the Gold Conch from Indra, and gifting both away to a poor envious scholar.

Known Epithets & Aliases
The Seventh Living StatueSaptama Putli

Significance & Lore

Kaushalya is the seventh of the thirty-two celestial Apsara statues guarding the throne of Emperor Vikramaditya. She challenges King Bhoja with the tale of Vikramaditya's boundless charity in gifting both the Akshaya-Kumbha and Suvarna-Shankha to an impoverished scholar.

Key Attributes & Weapons

  • ✦Luminous Topaz-Golden Speech
  • ✦Mistress of Celestial Abundance
  • ✦Guardian of Boundless Charity & Hospitality
Canonical Reference

Detailed ontological and textual analysis available on BharatKosha.

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