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	Hiriyur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hiriyur is renowned for the oldest dam in Karnataka, built on Vedavati river, named Mari Kanive.
		The place is also famous for the Mari Kanive, which is an architectural master piece constructed during the rule of Mysore Wodeyars.
		The vedavati river is stopped here and the water is processed, to provide for the water needs of the otherwise mostly dry district of Chitradurga.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiriyur (191 words)

	The Hindu : When opportunity knocks
		Vedavati, a housewife who tended her kitchen and looked after a brood of children while her husband toiled as a cook in a restaurant, had no idea that empowering herself would be an easy task.
		He stopped hectoring Vedavati, and she discovered happily, that men were not infallible, or anywhere as perfect as they claimed to be.
		There was the children's education, daughters to be married, and the chance of a job in a bank for at least one of her sons.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/06/04/stories/1304078z.htm (1128 words)

	The ancient history of Tirupati Venkateswara Balaji from the Puranas
		Ravana took Vedavati to Lanka thinking she was the real Sita, while Agni(Fire-God) took Sita to his house and asked his wife Swahadevi to look after her.
		Sita informed Rama that she was Vedavati who suffered all the tortures for her sake for ten months in Lanka and requested Rama to accept her also as his spouse.
		But Rama declined her request saying that he was wedded to policy of having only one wife during his life time, and he promised to wed her in her next birth as Padmavati, born as the daughter of Akasaraja when he will take the form of Srinivasa.
	balaji.sudarshana.org /tirupati-history.htm (2639 words)

	Madhavacarya
		Because Mukhyaprana's incarnation was situated in Vedavati's womb, she became incredibly effulgent and was decorated with all thirty two auspicious qualities.
		Madhyageha Bhatta didn't go to this festival, so while Vedavati attended the wedding ceremony, her son Vasudeva slipped off to hear the recitals and stories from the Puranas told by the renouned Puranic narrator of the name Siva Madinya (Madikullaya).
		Vedavati, distressed, gave her beloved son his desire to take sannyasa, for the thought of never seeing him again was worse than death.
	www.hindu-samskaras.i12.com /Madhavacarya/madhavacarya.html (6633 words)

	The Hindu : Fighting the urban malaise
		Obesity-related diseases such as cardiac disease and type II diabetes are no longer a problem faced by only the so-called developed countries.
		Vedavati explains that excess weight among younger children is not a major cause for concern, as kids usually gain weight between age four and seven but after that, being overweight is a threat.
		Extra patience from both parents and doctors is required to deal with such cases as they are depressed or don't understand why it's important to eat healthy, explains Kopal.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/09/18/stories/2002091800040100.htm (1214 words)

	venkateswara
		After listening to Srinivasa's story of how he had promised to marry Vedavati in her next birth as Padmavati, Vakuladevi realised that Srinivasa would not be happy unless he married Padmavati.
		Ravana took Vedavati to Lanka thinking she was the real Sita, while Agni took Sita to his house and asked his wife Swahadevi to look after her.
		Rama then questioned her as to who the other lady by her side was, Sita informed Rama that the lady was Vedavati who endured Ravana's torture for ten months in Lanka for her sake.
	www.gsbkerala.com /venkat.htm (1954 words)

	History of the sacred seven hills, TIRUMALA
		Vedavati wanted to become wife of Lord Srimannarayana and to achieve this end, she goes into forests and starts meditating when she was disturbed by Ravana.
		Thus, Vedavati goes with Ravana, spends about a year in Lanka thereby becoming the reason for his downfall and death.
		When Vedavati performs Agni-pravesh, Lord Agni appears and Sita is restored to Rama with gratitude.
	www.geocities.com /ahks9999/tirumala.html (1388 words)

	Vedavati
		Vedavati grew up to be a beautiful, virtuous girl.
		One day a voice from heaven was heard: "Vedavati, you have to be born again.
		Thinking that a guest had come to the hermitage, Vedavati was hospitable to him.
	www.freeindia.org /biographies/gods/lakshmi/page11.htm (440 words)

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		Vedavati is the daughter of Janaka and the consort of Rama.
		First she was born as Vedavati and then she was reborn in the family of the magnanimous Janaka as Sita for the destruction of Ravana.
		Vedavati, in the Himalayan forest dressed in antelope skin and let her hair become matted, practiced austerities to obtain Vishnu as her husband.
	www.vaisnavi.com /Articles/Female%20Ascetics.htm (2866 words)

	Introduction to Hindu Mythology
		Vedavati immediately immolated herself but before her mortal form was reduced to ashes she cursed Ravana that she would soon take birth again and be the cause of the destruction of his clan.
		Vedavati was born again as Sita and married Rama, who was an incarnation of Vishnu.
		The entire event flow of the Ramayana — the birth of Rama and Sita, Rama’s exile, Sita’s abduction and the slaying of Ravana — were all controlled by destiny.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/18770/2182/4?l=0 (727 words)

	In2-MeC
		Thus Ravana took Vedavati with him to his island kingdom of Lanka, thinking she was Sita.
		Vedavati is actually an illusory form of Lakshmi.
		As she disappeared into the flames, Vedavati placed a curse on Ravana, telling him she would return to destroy him and his dynasty.
	www.suhotraprabhu.com /in2-mec/index.php?p=J040115 (4731 words)

	Ravana charmed
		She was Vedavati, daughter of sage Kusadhwaja, son of Brhaspati.
		Vedavati, left to herself, in the forest set her mind on Narayana from that moment.
		Though Ravana sounded haughty and low, Vedavati, who was playing the host, was polite in her words and narrated him her story.
	www.chennaionline.com /festivalsnreligion/religion/religion554.asp (682 words)

	VAAMAN PURAN - URDAY.com
		The monkey (Vishwakarma) held Vedavati by her hand.
		On the way, the monkey abandoned Vedavati at the door of a secluded hermitage and hid himself in the waters of river Kalindi but was drowned.
		He mistook Nandayanti for Vedavati and ran towards her.
	www.urday.com /vdanda1.htm (736 words)

	Re: Rama's banishment of Sita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the second instance Vedavati was replaced and the original Sita was reunited with Rama.
		Incidentally Vedavati was raped by Ravana long time ago which led to Ravana being cursed by Brahma.
		But because of His Parama Karuna, He married Vedavati when she came as Padmavati in the Srinivasa Avataram.
	www.ramanuja.org /sv/bhakti/archives/jan96/0167.html (374 words)

	Vedavati- RamaSita
		To escape, Vedavati leapt into a fire pit and burnt herself to death, swearing that in her next birth she would be the cause of her Ravana's death.
		As soon as she was born, the oracles foretold that she would kill her father.
		Janaka, king of Videha, found Sita as he was ploughing the sacred fields of the earth mother goddess.
	www.crystallotus.com /devi/09.htm (495 words)

	Re: Another question re: Siitaa-Maata
		In fact, if I recall the popular story surrounding the sthala purAnam of thirumalai correctly, Naradar reminds Srinivasan and Lakshmi that Vedavati had become Maya-Sita in order to fulfill the threat that she had made to Ravanan.
		Hence, Vedavati was born as Padmavati and married Srinivasan.
		Whether Vedavati is Lakshmi or Maya-Sita, since her character does not appear within Valmiki's Ramayanam, as stated before, it would be very difficult for traditional SriVaishnavas to accept her role in the story, nor, I would imagine, within the context of shastra.
	www.ramanuja.org /sv/bhakti/archives/nov98/0074.html (512 words)

	wannabe sahaja-yogi: Vedavati: from the Devi Mahatmyam
		The Vedas were on Her lips at a tender age, and hence She become reknowned as Vedavati.
		It was probably the need to wait for the perfect time before the divine pair of Laxmi-Narayana came on the earth, because in the time of Her next birth She became Shri Sita who married Vishnu-incarnate Shri Rama.
		However, during the life of Vedavati, Ravana was travelling by air and made a stopover at Vedavati’s hermitage.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~rdivecha/blog2005/2005/04/vedavati-from-devi-mahatmyam.html (826 words)

	RAMAYANA - ARANYAYA KAND - SRI RAMA’S LAMENTATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She also said that her father manifested her from his mouth, by the powers attained by the chanting of Vedic mantras and performance of penance.
		She was thus named Vedavati and her father had decided to marry her with Lord Vishnu.
		Vedavati has born as Sita and Ravan by abducting her has invited his death and destruction."
	www.urday.com /rlamentation.htm (1039 words)

	I become Swami Atmananda (Tirupathi Venkateshwara and Sai baba) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As she disappeared into the flames, Vedavati placed a curse on Ravana, saying she would return to destroy him and his dynasty.
		When Ravana abducted Vedavati, mistaking her for Sita, the real Sita was then sequestered with Agni.
		Ever-faithful, she did as she was told - and Agni emerged from the flames bringing with him both the real Sita and Vedavati.
	www.indiadivine.org /mystical-tirupathi-venkateshwara1.htm (5106 words)

	The curse of Vedavati
		Ravana's very first approach with Vedavati establishes this attitude very clearly.
		Vedavati cut her hair off to release herself from the hold of this demon.
		'She was known as Vedavati in the Krta Yuga, O Rama!' paused sage Agasthya, who was narrating the story to Sri Rama.
	www.chennaionline.com /festivalsnreligion/religion/religion555.asp (669 words)

	Oppiliappan List Archive Dec 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Devibhagavata portrays her as a real jiva, who was Vedavati in the last life and Draupadi in the next life.
		The jivatma and post cremation ashes of Vedavati were taken from the South and abandoned in Mithila.
		matter and jiva of Vedavati) are associated with Her Divine body until the separation (by Agni?) before the kidnapping.
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/1998/msg00313.html (281 words)

	Splitting the Difference...a Book Review by Pradip Bhattacharya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The opposite of this is found in the myth of Shrutavati who mortifies herself through incessant austerities to win Indra as her spouse, like Vedavati for Vishnu.
		This is the original of the folk tale Doniger cites of the ghost-wife using her own legs as cooking fuel.
		Similarly, the femme fatale theme is paralleled in the tale of Sushobhana, the mundaka princess, who makes a career out of seducing men and leaving them forlorn by disappearing in frog form, till she meets her match in Parikshit who launches a holocaust of frogs, forcing them to give her up to him.
	www.indianest.com /bookreviews/012.htm (2402 words)

	VNN Editorial - Why Is This Forest Named Vrndavan? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		King Kusadhvaja had two daughters, Tulasi and Vedavati, who were learned in the dharma-sastras and renounced from material activities.
		Vedavati performed austerities and attained Lord Narayana as her husband.
		She became King Janaka's daughter Sita, who is famous everywhere.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET9906/ET27-4177.html (695 words)

	Sita
		This girl sprung from the earth grew up as my daughter." Hence she is styled Ajoniya, 'not born from the womb.'
		She is said to have lived before in the Krita age as Vedavati, and to be in reality the goddess Lakshmi in human form, born in the world for bringing about the destruction of Ravana, the Rakshasa king of Lanka, who was invulnerable to ordinary means, but doomed to die on account of a woman.
		Sita became the wife of Rama, who won her by bending the great bow of Siva.
	www.mythfolklore.net /india/encyclopedia/sita.htm (638 words)

	Gaudiya Discussions -> Simple Questions about Tulsi Devi
		The 17th chapter of the text narrates how King Kusadhvaja had two qualified and pious daughters, Tulasi and Vedavati.
		Vedavati, performing austerities, attained Sriman Narayana as her husband, taking birth as Sita, the daughter of Maharaja Janaka.
		Unlike with Vedavati, who is identified with Sita, nothing is mentioned of Tulasi.
	www.gaudiyadiscussions.com /index.php?showtopic=3956&view=getlastpost (2221 words)

	Welcome to Kalyanakalpataruvu.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Lord then narrated the story of her (Padmavati’s) previous birth and his promise to wed her In olden times, Lakshmi, in the form of Vedavati, was staying in anashramin the forests.
		He took Vedavati to his house and entrusted her to his wife's care When Ravana was about to carry away Sita from Panchavati, in the absence of Rama and Lakshmana, Agni appeared and offered Vedavati to Ravana as the real Sita who was kept with him by Rama to evade Ravana.
		Ravana was tricked into thinking that Vedavati was the real Sita Ravana took Vedavati to Lanka thinking she was the real Sita, while Agni took Sita to his house and asked his wife Swahadevi to look after her After the destruction of Ravana, Vedavati entered the fire when rejected by Rama.
	www.kalyanakalpataruvu.com /srinivasa-kalyanam.asp (2142 words)

	Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> LAKSHMI INCARNATIONS
		In your next birth, Vishnu will also be born and he will become your husband." Even then, Vedavati continued her penance without losing heart.
		Ravana was in aerial chariot, PUSPAK, and in course of travel came there.
		I have undertaken a penance with a view to getting Sriman Narayana himself to become my husband." On hearing this Ravana laughed derisively and said: "You, beautiful woman, should you, a young woman, observe penance?
	www.webonautics.com /mythology/avataar_lakshmi.html (539 words)

	SKANDA PURANA - VAISHNAV KHAND - URDAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He also revealed to her that Padmavati was the reincarnation of Vedavati and had manifested so that she could become his (Vishnu) consort.Lord Varah said---Once upon a time there lived an emperor named Akash.
		Indra's act had special purpose behind it--to avenge Swaha's death,who was Vedavati in her previous birth and who had committed suicide after being touched by the same demon.
		Actually, Agni's consort 'Swaha' was 'Vedavati' in her previous birth.
	www.urday.com /vk.htm (8312 words)

	Remembering Srimati Vrindavanesvari devi dasi
		You have left me behind and the loss is too overwhelming to bear, but I know you are safe and I send you all my love and pray for your association again.
		at JTCd and Vedavati's circa 1995-96 in Pine Ridge lane, Katikati.
		Vedavati dd giving ashirvadam blessings during the Panigrahanam
	www.salagram.net /Vrindavanesvaridd.html (2820 words)

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		Vedavati R. Jogi published in Frontline (July 3, 1998).
		Vedavati R. Jogi, you have mentioned about a particular mindset.
		Please read through all your articles and editorials so far on the BJP and its Government.
	www.hinduonnet.com /fline/fl1514/15141160.htm (1393 words)

	Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist Shrine - By Dr. K. Jamanadas
		Through the mediation of his mother Vakula devi, marriage was arranged.
		Lakshmi who was in Karavirapuram arrived on receiving the information and was happy to know that Padmavati was none other than Vedavati who was taken by Ravana instead of Sita.
		The marriage was solemnized with great pomp and grandeur with the money borrowed from Kubera on the understanding that debt would by repaid in thousand years.
	www.ambedkar.org /Tirupati/Chap8.htm (873 words)

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