Abhramū (English spelling)

Japanese: Abhramū(英語表記)Abhramu
Abhramū (English spelling)

...The first male born was called Airāvata, and is said to have been the vehicle of Indra, the king of the gods. In another legend, Airāvata appeared together with his wife Abhramū and Kissāvatā when the gods and asuras churned the ocean of milk. Abhramū means "to produce clouds," and for this reason elephants, especially white elephants that retained the color of the ocean of milk, were said to have the power to bring rain, and kings sought them.

*Some of the glossaries that mention "Abhramū" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また最初に生まれた雄はアイラーバタAirāvataと呼ばれ,神々の王なるインドラの乗物となったともいわれる。アイラーバタはまた別の伝承では,神々とアスラの乳海かくはんの際,妻のアブラムーAbhramūとともに吉祥天と同時に現れたとされる。アブラムーは〈雲を生ずる〉の意で,このため象,とりわけ乳海の色を残した白象は雨を降らせる力をもつとされ,諸王はこれを求めたという。…

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