The Eighteenth Celestial Living Statue of Vikramaditya's Throne• Granth: Singhasan Battisi
Taravati
तारावती
The eighteenth of the thirty-two celestial Apsaras bound to Vikramaditya's throne, who comes alive to recount the tale of the Emperor's fearless midnight vigil in a stormy cremation ground, solving three cosmic riddles of death and gifting the wish-granting Inexhaustible Golden Vessel to an impoverished beggar.
Known Epithets & Aliases
The Eighteenth Living StatueAshtadasha Putli
Significance & Lore
Taravati is the eighteenth of the thirty-two celestial Apsara statues guarding the throne of Emperor Vikramaditya. She challenges King Bhoja with the tale of the Three Riddles of Chandravati and the Inexhaustible Golden Vessel.
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Key Attributes & Weapons
- ✦Luminous Diamond-Starlight & Ruby Speech
- ✦Mistress of Midnight Vigils
- ✦Guardian of Philosophical Answers & Endless Charity
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Canonical Reference
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