Airavata
Airavata (,
Pāḷi ''Erāvana,
Sinhala:'' ''Airāvana'') is a divine elephant. According to sacred Hindu texts, Airavata was born with six tusks and three trunks. He is pristine white. While some Puranas also say Airavata was born with ten tusks, five trunks, and 10 teeth, each representing 10 directions. He had three or five heads, but still, he looked quite ordinary. He is the "king of elephants" also serves as the main vehicle for the deity
Indra. It is also called 'abhra-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla', meaning "the fighting elephant"; and 'Arkasodara', meaning "brother of the sun". 'Abhramu' is the elephant wife of Airavata. Airavata is also the third son of
Iravati. In the ''
Mahabharata'' he is listed as a great serpent.
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