Chala

Lakshmi. Surya had a son named Revanta, who was handsome. He once rode to Vaikuntha to see Vishnu, on Uchaishravas, Indra’s horse. Lakshmi couldn’t take her eyes of the horse and didn’t listen to what Vishnu was saying. Vishnu became angry and said that since her eyes were wandering and lusting, she would be named Rama and Chala too henceforth. He also cursed that she would be born as a horse in bhumiloka. She was born such on the banks of the Saraswati and after giving birth to Vishnu’s child regained her earlier state. This child was the founder of the Hehaya dynasty – Ekavira.