Savau

For Village see Sawau Barmer

Savau (सवाऊ) Sawau (सवाऊ) is gotra of Jats.

Origin

This gotra originated from Nagavanshi Subahu (सुबाहु).

History

Subahu in Ramayana

Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 30 mentions about Rama's slaying of the demoness Tataka of the forest, his slaying of the demon Subahu and his hordes who defile the yajnas of Vishvamitra. The story goes like this:

Subahu in Mahabharata

महाभारत युग में श्रीनगर राजा सुबाहु के राज्य की राजधानी थी तथा वन पर्व के दौरान गंधमर्दन पर्वत के रास्ते पाण्डवों ने सुबाहु का आतिथ्य ग्रहण किया था।

Reference

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