பாற்கடலில் இருந்து தோன்றிய அற்புத வெள்ளை யானை '"ஐராவதம்
"'.
"மேகங்களின் யானை" (Abhra-matanga), "சண்டை யானை" (Naga-malla), "சூரியனின் சகோதரன்" (Arkasodara) எனவும் அறியப்படுகின்றது.
Airavata rose as one of the treasures
during samudra- manthan. When the devas and asuras churned the ocean of Milk,
the four tusked, huge elephant also came up along with the other treasures such
as Kalpavriksha, Kausthuba and Apsaras.
ततो जज्ञे महाकायश्चतुर्दन्तो महागजः। कपिला कामवृक्षश्च कौस्तुभश्चाप्सरोगणः। (Maha. Adi. 1.18.52)[8]
tatō jajñē mahākāyaścaturdantō mahāgajaḥ। kapilā kāmavr̥kṣaśca
kaustubhaścāpsarōgaṇaḥ।
The Bhagavata Purana also describes the emergence of Airavata from samudra-manthan.
Signifance of white elephant

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