Anasuya

अनसूया

Sage.

Anasuya is the wife of the sage Atri and a model of devotion. She welcomes Sita at the hermitage, praises her loyalty to Rama and gives her a garland, garments and ornaments that never fade.

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RoleSage

ConsortAtri

ChildrenDurvasa

Appears inRamayana

GroupRishis and sages

KingdomRishi ashrams

Who was Anasuya?

Anasuya's name means free from envy. Valmiki says her austerities once brought rain and made the river Mandakini flow during a drought. When Sita arrives, Anasuya teaches her about a wife's devotion and is delighted by Sita's answers.

She asks Sita to tell her the story of her birth and marriage, and Sita recounts the bow ceremony in Mithila. Anasuya's gifts stay with Sita, and she wears them even in Ravana's captivity.

In the Valmiki Ramayana

Anasuya appears in 3 sargas across 1 Kandas.

All 3 sargas

First appearsAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 117: At Atri's Hermitage

Ayodhya Kanda

2.117At Atri's HermitageAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 117 · अत्रि का आश्रम 2.118Anasuya's GiftsAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 118 · अनसूया के उपहार 2.119Into the Dandaka ForestAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 119 · दंडक वन में प्रवेश

Anasuya's family

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AtriHusband DurvasaChild

Often seen with Anasuya

Often appears withSitaसीता

Often appears withRamaराम

Often appears withLakshmanaलक्ष्मण

Often appears withJanakaजनक

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Places & templesChitrakootचित्रकूट ChildrenDurvasaदुर्वासा Places & templesDandaka forestदंडकारण्य ConsortAtriअत्रि