Budha

deity sky Sanskrit single tradition · 3

Budha is an apsara listed in the Natya Shastra, the principal work of dramatic theory for Sanskrit drama.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020

Relationships

parent of
Pururavas
consort of
Ila
teacher of
Ila
creator of
kimpurushis
child of
Chandra

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Sources

Source passages

“Vividha, Budha”

#5732 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The descendants of Ilā through Pururavas are known as Ailas after Ilā or as the Lunar dynasty (Chandravamsha) due to their descent from Budha, the son of the moon-god Chandra.”

#30788 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“In Hinduism, Budha is the god of Mercury, Wednesday, and of merchants and merchandise.”

#38688 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5