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Meaning of "Ashvapati"

Word

Ashvapati

Sanskrit

अश्वपति

IAST

aśvapati

In General

Ashvapati was King of Madra and father of Savitri, the most chaste woman. He was without children for a long period and for eighteen years he worshipped the goddess, Savitri and got a maiden from Yajna

Reference

Vanaparva, M.B.

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