The Twenty-Seventh Celestial Living Statue of Vikramaditya's Throne• Granth: Singhasan Battisi
Vasumati (Living Statue)
पुतली वसुमती
The twenty-seventh of the thirty-two celestial Apsaras bound to Vikramaditya's throne, who comes alive to recount the tale of the Emperor's judicial purity and refusal to seize unclaimed buried treasure, resolving a dispute of two honest peasants by uniting their children in holy matrimony and dedicating the gold to public welfare.
Known Epithets & Aliases
The Twenty-Seventh Living StatueSaptavimshati Putli
Significance & Lore
Vasumati is the twenty-seventh of the thirty-two celestial Apsara statues guarding the throne of Emperor Vikramaditya. She challenges King Bhoja with the tale of the Buried Golden Cauldron and the Two Honest Peasants.
Key Attributes & Weapons
- ✦Luminous Earth-Golden & Emerald Speech
- ✦Mistress of Judicial Purity & Peasant Justice
- ✦Guardian of Honest Labor & Public Trusts
Related Characters
Canonical Reference
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