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Savana — Son of Priyavrata and Barhishmati, Renunciant Sage
Savana · Savana Priyavrateya
Savana is the seventh of the ten sons of Priyavrata and Barhishmati, named in the Bhagavata Purana, Canto 5. He is one of three brothers — alongside Kavi and Mahavira — who renounced the world entirely rather than accepting governance of any of the seven island-continents. The Bhagavata Purana states that these three remembered their prior existences and, on the strength of that recollection, diligently practised devotion and sacred rites without attachment to worldly dominion or material reward. Savana is thus a figure of high spiritual standing whose significance lies in his renunciation rather than in any narrative episode. His name derives from the Sanskrit savana, meaning a Soma-pressing ceremony or a sacred libation rite — one of the three daily Soma pressings of the Vedic sacrifice — again maintaining the sacrificial register found in many of his brothers' names. No independent narrative of Savana's ascetic attainments is elaborated in the primary sources consulted.
✦ Lineage
- Father: Priyavrata — eldest son of Svayambhuva Manu.
- Mother: Barhishmati — daughter of Vishvakarma Prajapati.
✦ References
- Bhagavata Purana, Canto 5, Chapter 1: Names Savana among the three renunciant sons of Priyavrata and Barhishmati.
- Vettam Mani, Puranic Encyclopaedia (1975): Reference for the genealogical listing.