Marisha

Marisha was the daughter of sage Kandu and the Apsara Pramlocha.

Marisha, Daughter Of Sage Kandu
Marisha was the daughter of sage Kandu and the Apsara Pramlocha, as stated in Hindu mythology. Pramlocha was an Apsara, a female spirit of the clouds and waters.


There is a mythological story relating the birth of Marisha. In the previous birth she was the widow of a prince, and left childless at her husband`s death. She prayed to Lord Vishnu that in succeeding births she might have honourable husbands and a son equal to a patriarch amongst men. The prayer was granted and she was married to the Prachetasas after she was born as Marisha.

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