Aranyani
nature_spirit forest Hindu single tradition · 2
Aranyani is a significant Devi, representing forest.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Vedas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dinsana, Puramdhi, Parendi, Bharati, Mahi, Sri, Prithvi, Agni, Indra, Soma, Vishnu, Deva, devi, Saraswati, Rudra, Nirṛti, Aditi, Savitr, Prajapati, Ratri, Raka, Vāc, Uṣas, Ashura
- syncretized with
- Banbibi, Vanadevata, Vanadurga
Mentioned by
- Prithvi
- Agni
- Indra
- Soma
- Vishnu
- Deva
- devi
- Saraswati
- Rudra
- Nirṛti
- Aditi
- Savitr
- Prajapati
- Ratri
- Raka
- Vāc
and 2 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“The Vedas describes a number of significant Devis such as Ushas (dawn), Prithvi (earth), Aditi (cosmic moral order), Saraswati (river, knowledge), Vāc (sound), Nirṛti (destruction), Ratri (night), Aranyani (forest), and bounty goddesses such as Dinsana, Raka, Puramdhi, Parendi, Bharati, Mahi, among others, mentioned in the Rigveda.”
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“Aranyani (Sanskrit: अरण्यानि, romanized: Araṇyānī, lit. 'forest') is the goddess of forests and the wild animals that dwell within them in Hinduism.”
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