चँवर

chanvar shabd ka ullekh pauranik mahakavy mahabharat mean milata hai. yah pashuoan mukhyatah 'sura' namak gay ki pooanchh ke lanbe baloan tatha mor pankhoan se bana vah guchchha hota hai, jo daste ke agale bhag mean laga hota hai.

• chanvar ko devamoortiyoan, dharmagranthoan tatha rajaoan adi ke oopar idhar-udhar dulaya jata hai, jisase ki un par makkhiyaan adi n baithane payean.
• 'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dasham skandh' mean rukmini ji dvara bhagavan shrikrishn ki seva ko darshaya gaya hai. shukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! ek din samast jagat ke paramapita aur jnanadata bhagavan shrikrishn rukmini ji ke palang par aram se baithe hue the. bhishmakanandini shrirukmini ji sakhiyoan ke sath apane patidev ki seva kar rahi thian, unhean pankha jhal rahi thian. udyan mean parijat ke upavan ki sugandh lekar mand-mand shital vayu chal rahi thi. jharokhoan ki jaliyoan mean se agar ke dhoop ka dhuaan bahar nikal raha tha. aise mahal mean doodh ke phen ke saman komal aur ujjval bichhaunoan se yukt sundar palang par bhagavan shrikrishn b de anand se virajaman the aur rukmini ji triloki ke svami ko patiroop mean prapt karake usaki seva kar rahi thian. rukmini ji ne apani sakhi ke hath se vah chanvar le liya, jisamean ratnoan ki daandi lagi thi aur paramaroopavati lakshmiroopini devi rukmini ji use dula-dulakar bhagavan ki seva kar rahi thian.