Devasena
deity sky Sanskrit single tradition · 3
Devasena is an apsara listed in the Natya Shastra, the principal work of dramatic theory for Sanskrit drama.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Manorama, Sudati, Sundari, Vigagdha, Vividha, Budha, Sumala, Santati, Sunanda, Sumukhi, Magadhi, Arjuni, Sarala, Kerala, Dhrti, Nanda, Supuskala, Supuspamala, Kalabha, Parvati, Ashokasundari, Shachi, Airavata, Brahma, Manjukesi, Sukesi, Misrakesi, Sulochana, Saudamini, Devadatta, Ganesha, Daksha, Śiva, Agni
- syncretized with
- Devayanai, Shashthi, Shri-Lakshmi, Kuhu-Sinivali
- sibling of
- Valli, Daityasena
- enemy of
- Keshi
Mentioned by
- Manjukesi
- Sukesi
- Misrakesi
- Sulochana
- Saudamini
- Devadatta
- Ganesha
- Daksha
- Śiva
- Agni
- Shri-Lakshmi
- Kuhu-Sinivali
- Murugan
- Daityasena
- Indra
- Vishnu
and 5 more
Sources
Source passages
“Devadatta, Devasena”
#5726 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Sanskrit literature, Kartikeya is married to Devasena (lit. 'Army of Devas'). Devasena is described as the daughter of Daksha in the Mahabharata, while Skanda Purana considers her as the daughter of Indra”
#11965 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Devasena and Valli, the consorts of Murugan, do not have independent temples dedicated to them. Their images are installed in shrines of Murugan, where they flank their consort on either side.”
#30513 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5