One Word Many Meanings

Ketuman

- September 30, 2022


The word Ketuman has many references in the Puranas. Here are some of them:

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  1. Ketuman is another name for a demon or Asura called Ketu, who was the son of Sage Kashyapa and his wife, Danu.
  2. Sudatta, the wife of Krishna, lived in a palace called Ketuman in Dwaraka.
  3. According to the Bhagvat Purana, Ketuman was the name of the son of Dhanvantari, who rose from the churning of the ocean and gave Ayurveda to the world.

 

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