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Manavati
The Twenty-Ninth Celestial Living Statue of Vikramaditya's Throne• Granth: Singhasan Battisi

Manavati

मानवती

The twenty-ninth of the thirty-two celestial Apsaras bound to Vikramaditya's throne, who comes alive to recount the tale of the Emperor's environmental courage and self-sacrifice, charging into a hundred-league forest wildfire to shield a flightless cursed Gandharva bird with his own body and extinguishing the inferno with the celestial Varunastra.

Known Epithets & Aliases
The Twenty-Ninth Living StatueEkonatrimshati Putli

Significance & Lore

Manavati is the twenty-ninth of the thirty-two celestial Apsara statues guarding the throne of Emperor Vikramaditya. She challenges King Bhoja with the tale of the Cursed Gandharva and the Raging Wildfire.

Key Attributes & Weapons

  • ✦Luminous Solar-Ruby & Fiery-Gold Speech
  • ✦Mistress of Environmental Protection & Varunastra
  • ✦Guardian of Wildlife & Sacred Forests
Canonical Reference

Detailed ontological and textual analysis available on BharatKosha.

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