Tilottama
Sign in to saveTilottama (), is an apsara (celestial nymph) described in Hindu mythology.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Tilottama.jpg
- Deity.alt
- Tilottama
- Deity.caption
- Tilottama by Raja Ravi Varma
- Deity.name
- Tilottama
- Deity.Devanagari
- तिलोत्तमा
- Deity.Sanskrit_transliteration
- Tilottamā
- Deity.abode
- Svarga (heaven)
- Deity.affiliation
- Apsara
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- Death of Sunda and Upasunda
- Enchantress of the devas
- Curse to king Sahasranika
- Previous birth and rebirth
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Tilottama (), is an apsara (celestial nymph) described in Hindu mythology.
"Tila" is a Sanskrit word for a small particle and "uttama" means the ultimate. Tilottama, therefore, means the being whose smallest particle is the finest or one who is composed of the finest and highest qualities.