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Arita

deity single tradition · 1

Arita (not ṛta) is the brother and consort of Nirṛti, and the father of Naraka (personification of the hell).

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in later Hindu texts.

Relationships

co occurs with
Mṛṣā, Adharma, Mrityu, Bhaya, Mahabhaya
sibling of
Nirṛti
parent of
Naraka

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Nirṛti

Source passages

“Other texts portray her as the daughter of Adharma and Himsa (violence, the opposite of Ahimsa); she married her brother—Arita (not ṛta) and became the mother of Naraka (personification of the hell)”

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