Shashthi mata is also called Shanmukhi. Harshacharita mentions Shashthi mata to be the mother of a born child which means Shashthi mata protects one child and bestows life. Shashthi Mata protects children and blesses expectant mothers who pray to her. She bestows children to women who please her. She is depicted on one cat and […]
Naigameya son of Agni is a goat-headed God of fertility and pregnancy generally, and a fearsome warder of evil.
Manasa is the queen of Snakes and the daughter of Kadru the Serpent Mother. She is a Nagini Goddess associated with fertility, granting wishes, protecting against snakes, healing infectious diseases, and generally providing wealth, abundance, and success. Manasa is a jealous and temperamental goddess, known for craving worshippers. There are many long and strange stories
Iravati is the daughter of Kadru or Bhadramada and Kashyapa, as depicted in the Aranya Kanda of Ramayana. One legend states that Indra’s divine elephant, Airavata, is the offspring of Iravati. Other Associations Iravati is also associated as one of the eleven wives of Rudra called a Rudrāṇī. Iravati is one of the wives of Yama
The Thunder god – Indra (god of sky and Rain) was one of the most prominent gods of the Vedic religion. Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedic scriptures, celebrates him.Almost 1/3rd of the books are dedicated to him. He is also known as Parjanya in Rig Veda. Indra is one of the Dikapals (guardian
