Dhata or Dhatri is the seventh of the Adityas (sons of Aditi and Sage Kashyapa). He is the god of health and magic.
Dhata is evidenced as an Aditya in both Hindu epics – the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. He is described to fought Arjuna and Krishna in burning of Khandava Forest episode in the epic Mahabharata.
The Bhagavata Purana also mentions Dhata as the seventh son of Aditi and Kashyapa. In this text, he has four wives Kuhu, Sinivali, Raka, and Anumati. He has four sons named Sayam, Darsha, Pratar and Purnamasa respectively.
In the Agni Purana, he is associated with the colour yellow and the zodiac cancer.
Dhata rules Chaitra month and his associates are Krtasthali as the Apsara, Heti as the Raksasa, Vasuki as the Naga, Rathakrt as the Yaksa, Pulastya as the sage and Tumburu as the Gandharva rule the month of Madhu.
