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{{short description|Wife of Ghatotkacha in versions of the epic Mahabharata}}<br />
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{{Infobox Character<br />
| name = Mauravi (Ahilawati)<br />
| spouse = [[Ghatotkacha]]<br />
| children = [[Barbarika]], Meghavarna and Anjanaparvan (Sons)<br />
| family = Mura or Vasuki (father), [[Hidimbi]] (Mother-in-Law), [[Bhima]] (Father-in-Law)<br />
| series =<br />
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In regional versions of the [[Hindu epic]] ''[[Mahabharata]]'', '''Ahilawati''' ('''Ahilāvati'''), also known as '''Mauravi''' ('''Mourvi, Maurvi''') and '''Kamkanthika''', was the wife of [[Ghatotkacha]].<br />
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== Legend ==<br />
Ahilawati or Maurvi was the daughter of [[Mura (danava)|Mura]], the general of the demon [[Narakasura]]. The God [[Krishna]], along with his wife [[Satyabhama]], set forth to defeat Narakasura. First, Maurvi fought with Satyabhama. After Krishna killed Narakasura, he killed Maurvi's father, Mura. Maurvi decided to avenge her father's death. However, after realising the divinity of Krishna, she surrendered. Krishna consoled her by promising her that soon she would get married.<br />
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== Folktale ==<br />
Ahilawati was a ''[[Nāga]] Kanyā''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bandyopadhyay |first1=Indrajit |title=Mahabharata Folk Variations |date=2013 |isbn=9781105320767 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-RKCAAAQBAJ&dq=Ahilawati+-wiki&pg=PT16 |access-date=8 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> (Snake-maiden). She was the daughter of [[Vasuki]], the sacred serpent of the god [[Shiva]]. As per the tale, Ahilavati had been cursed by Shiva's wife [[Parvati]] for offering stale flowers to Shiva.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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