This elephant was therefore named Airavata. Upon witnessing this elephant breaking out from the egg, Lord Brahma was pleased. He saw that this elephant that was produced from the egg that Garuda delivered, was perfectly fit to become the escort of Lord Indra.
He then went on to bless Lord Indra with an animal escort like he wanted and gave him the ownership of Airavata. So, he informed Lord Indra to come and inspect this new and magnificent creature. After learning about the message from Lord Brahma, lord Indra arrived soon and was very pleased with the large beautiful white elephant, Airavata, that was in front of him.
Lord Indra then thanked lord Brahma profusely for granting his wish. Soon after that, Lord Indra took Airavata to his home where Airavata is said to have lived with him eternally. Airavata and Samudra Manthan The story above describes the episode of birth of Airavat as described in the Ramayana.
According to Ramayana, the Samudra Manthan i. Churning of the ocean by the Devas and Asuras was due to arrogance and carelessness of Airavat only. Sage Durvasa offered Indra a garland as an offering. The garland was made of very precious and special flowers. Those flowers had a very powerful fragrance and various bees were attracted to the garland due to the strong fragrance.
Airavata, out of frustration threw the garland given by Sage Durvasa on the ground and trampled on it and tore the garland to avoid the bees. Sage Durvasa is known for his anger around the 3 worlds. Looking at his offering being tampered by the elephant, this infuriated Sage Durvasa. He exclaimed that the garland was a dwelling of SRI fortune and having that garland would lead to prosperity and fortune and it should be treated as a prasad i.
Looking at how the garland was tampered, Durvasa was angry at Indra as he offered the garland to Indra even though Airavat was the one that destroyed the garland.
Thus, Sage Durvasa cursed Lord Indra that all the gods i. Devas would be losing their strength, energy, fortune, prosperity and also all devas would be suffering the symptoms of old age. Indra shocked to hear the curse, requested Sage Durvasa to take back the curse. Sage Durvasa told that the devas could regain their youth and would remain youthful forever by drinking the AMRUT Nectar that comes out by churning the milk ocean.
Lord Indra accepted the curse and went to seek the refuge of Lord Vishnu as the Devas alone cant churn the ocean as they lost all their powers due to the curse. Lord Vishnu asked the Devas to approach the asuras and form an alliance with them to churn the ocean and guarantee them a share of the nectar but Lord Vishnu guaranteed that the nectar would be consumed by only the Devas but not the Asuras. And then one of the greatest episodes of Hindu Mythology, the Samudra Manthan churning of the sea began, which was a result of carelessness of Airavat.
Mahabharata says that Airavat emerged during the Samudra Manthan which was taken by Indra. Below mentioned is a shloka from the Bhagavad Gita which talks about Airavat and the emergence of it from the ocean along with Ucchaihshrava, the horse. There were 3 supernatural animals that emerged during Samudra Manthan. One was Airavat and the other two being Kamdhenu and Ucchaihshrava. In addition, the eight guardian deities who preside over the points of the compass each sit on an elephant.
Each of these deities has an elephant that takes part in the defence and protection of its respective quarter. Chief among them is Airavata of Indra. There is a reference to Airavata in the Bhagavad Gita:. I am Airavata amongst all lordly elephants, and the king amongst humans.
We know that the Indian elephant was much sought by Persian and Greek kings as a war machine. Legend has it that fear of Indian war elephants was one of the reason that prevented Alexander from marching into the subcontinent. By the time of Ashoka, the elephant embodied kingship and so naturally came to be associated with Indra, the celestial king.
In Buddhist art, we find for the first time, elephants pouring water over Shri, goddess of wealth, who sits on a lotus and holds a pot. Thus the association of elephants with power and prosperity is reinforced. Hindus today are familiar with this image. Shri is now worshipped as Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu. In Buddhist times, she had no consort. She was whimsical, choosing an Indra but then replacing him when a better Indra comes along. Thus the idea that fortune is fickle was established.
It explained why elephant-riding Indra was eternally insecure. In the business world, leaders often begin their careers as chariotriding Indras who fight demons and win battles. However, over time, they become elephant-riding Indras who enjoy the good life, love the power and are essentially insecure, afraid that Shri will abandon them for someone better.
In Elephanta and Ellora caves near Mumbai, we find one of the earliest images of Shiva, dated to roughly years ago, the time when Puranic Hinduism starts to overshadow both Buddhism and the old Vedic ways. Shiva is shown as Gajanataka, f laying alive an elephant and dancing on its head. This rather macabre but stylistically arranged artform is clearly communicating a rejection of power and prosperity. Shiva, the ascetic, does not care for the elephant and all that it symbolises. Everyone wants it.
Everyone craves it. But Shiva rejects it. Create a new lightbox Save. Create a lightbox Your Lightboxes will appear here when you have created some. Save to lightbox. Engraving c Indra, principal of the Vedic gods of India mounted on his elephant.
In Hinduism, Indra is a Vedic deity. In Buddhism, Vedic is a guardian deity. In jainism, Indra is the king of the highest heaven. In the Vedas, he is the king of Svarga heaven and the supernatural beings known as the Devas. This illustration that dates to and shows the deity Indra. English: 'Painting of Indra on his elephant mount, Airavata. Painted in South India probably Thanjavur or perhaps Tiruchchirapalli Indra is depicted red-skinned and covered in his all-seeing eyes.
In his two right hands he carries weapons - a sword and a thunderbolt. In front, an attendant walks with a spear. Behind walks another attendant carrying a large parasol which shades the king of the gods.
On laid and water-marked European paper with 'W Thomas'. Elsewhere in the series the date appears in the watermark. Unknown Indra deva. Maitreya on elephant. Opposite Yakshi Siddhayika. Main gateway Facade. Artist: Unknown. Krishna revered by Indra arriving on a white elephant, c Ornate bas relief carving of the Hindu god Indra surrounded by elephants.
Indra Riding Airavata, a Three-headed Elephant. Cambodia, Banteay Srei. Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, December Statue of mythological three headed white elephant Erewan also known as Airavata which carries the Hindu god Indra.
Bangkok, Thailand. Giant 3-headed elephant statue, near Bangkok, Thailand. Artist: Unknown Indra, principal of the Vedic gods of India mounted on his elephant, c Connell Fund M. Erawan is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu god Indra.
According to the Ramayana, his mother was Iravati. According to the Matangalila, Erawan Airavata was born when Brahma sang sacred hymns over the halves of the egg shell from which Garuda hatched, followed by seven more male and eight female elephants.
Prithu made Erawan king of all elephants. One of his names means 'the one who knits or binds the clouds' since myth has it that these elephants are capable of producing clouds. Mae Sariang is a small town and Erawan is the Thai name of the mythological elephant Airavata. The storm was unleashed by Indra, the god of storms, who sits on his elephant amid the clouds at the upper right. Erawan is the Thai name of the mythological elephant Airavata.
An elephant-masked performer ''Pulukisi'' performs during Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 20, Nepali celebrate the Indra Jatra festival to worship ''Indra'', the god of rain according to the Hindu myth and to mark the end of monsoon season.
Deity of God Indra is riding Erawan Airavata three head elephant, the Bronze Statue on yellow and pastel shade background.
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