Chhaya
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 3
Chhaya is one of Surya's wives according to some Hindu texts.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 700
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pratyusha, Samjna, Rajni, Prabha, Siddhas, Charanas, Disani, Ame-no-Uzume, Marici, Ēostre, Aušra, Ratri, Nāgas, Aruṇa, gandharvas, Guhyakas, Yakṣas, Uṣas, Yama, Vishwakarma, Kala
- consort of
- Sūrya
- created by
- Saranyu
- sibling of
- Sanjna
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Chhaya”
#16272 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In other representations, these goddesses are Surya's two wives, Samjna and Chhaya.”
#17434 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sanjna after giving birth to three children - retires to the forest to practice harsh austerities in form of a mare, leaving her shadow-image Chhaya, her handmaid to take her place and tend for her husband and progeny. Surya mistakes Chhaya for Sanjna”
#30428 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5