PUSHPAVATI, Udaipur (Cave of)
24.583300,73.683300
Description
An unspecified cave somewhere in the wilds of Udaipur (note 1) is associated with the Pushpavati (note 2) giving birth (in 524 AD) to her son Guha or Guhasena (note 3) or Goho or Grahaditya (note 4) because her home Vallabhi (note 5) was sacked. TOD (1829-1832 edited 1914; 1920, 1: 258-268; 1997, 1: 180): Pooshpavati alone escaped the sack of Balabhipoora (Balbhi) … Taking refuge in a cave in the mountains of Mallia, she was delivered of a son. Having confided the infant to a Brahminee of Birnugger, named Camlavati, … she mounted the funeral pyre to join her lord. Camlavati … designated [the child] Goha, or 'cave born'. BRIGGS (1938, 1973: 245-246) refers to TOD (1920).An unspecified cave somewhere in the wilds of Udaipur (note 1) is associated with the Pushpavati (note 2) giving birth (in 524 AD) to her son Guha or Guhasena (note 3) or Goho or Grahaditya (note 4) because her home Vallabhi (note 5) was sacked. TOD (1829-1832 edited 1914; 1920, 1: 258-268; 1997, 1: 180): Pooshpavati alone escaped the sack of Balabhipoora (Balbhi) … Taking refuge in a cave in the mountains of Mallia, she was delivered of a son. Having confided the infant to a Brahminee of Birnugger, named Camlavati, … she mounted the funeral pyre to join her lord. Camlavati … designated [the child] Goha, or 'cave born'. BRIGGS (1938, 1973: 245-246) refers to TOD (1920).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Briggs, George Weston 1938 edited 1973; Tod, James 1829-1832 edited 1914, 1920, 1978, 1997.
History
CAVE HISTORY: 0523: Pushpavati delivered her son Guha or Guhasena in the cave after her husband's capital Vallabhi had been sacked by the Maitrikas (Archaeological Survey of India Report, New Series 2: 70). 0524: Pushpavati delivered her son Guha or Guhasena in a cave after the city of Vallabhi had been sacked by the Maitrikas (TOD 1829-1832 edited 1914, 1997, 1: 180 = 1920, 1: 258-268; Archaeological Survey of India Report, New Series 2: 261; FORBES, A.K., London 1924: Ras Mala, vol.1: 261).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.3 | ISWAL 1 (Grotte d') | ||
| 21.4 | ISWAL Pothole | ||
| 21.4 | ISWAL 2 (Grotte d') | ||
| 21.5 | ISWAL 3 (Grotte d') | ||
| 21.5 | ISWAL 4 (Grotte d') | ||
| 22.6 | JHAMRESHWAR 1 = SHIVA GUFA | ||
| 22.6 | JHAMRESHWAR 2 | ||
| 22.6 | JHAMRESHWAR 3 | ||
| 22.8 | ISWAL 5 (Grotte d') |