Ira

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Wife of Kaśyapa and mother of the plant kingdom — vṛkṣa, trees; latā, creepers; vallī, climbing vines; and tṛṇa, grasses. Her name appears as Irā or Iḍā. Through her the Purāṇic family of life extends to sthāvara, the stationary living beings, and not only to those that move.

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