Diti
deity Hindu single tradition · 3
Diti is described as habitually strong in the Brahmanda Purana.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Brahmanda Purana.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mahāviṣṇu, Vishnu, Sūrya, Parjanya, Mitra, Varuna, Daksha, Vamana, Aryaman, Pushan, Savitr, Bhaga, Amsha, Dhatri, Vritra, Śiva, Deva, Ashura
- parent of
- Raktabija, Vajranaka, Arunasura, marutas, Daitya, Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Surapadman, Simhika, Holika, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Hiraṇyākṣa
- consort of
- Kaśyapa
- child of
- Asikni, Prajapati Daksha
- enemy of
- Indra
Mentioned by
- Vishnu
- Sūrya
- Parjanya
- Mitra
- Varuna
- Daksha
- Vamana
- Aryaman
- Pushan
- Savitr
- Bhaga
- Amsha
- Dhatri
- Vritra
- Śiva
- Deva
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“When Kashyapa was living with Aditi and Diti in his ashrama, he was really pleased with Aditi's services, and told her to ask for a boon.”
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“In the Brahmanda Purana, it is stated that while Aditi is habitually righteous, and Diti was habitually strong, Danu habitually practices maya.”
#30445 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Diti is usually depicted as being cruel to both her husband Kashyapa, and her sister Aditi. She is obsessed with trying to bring the asuras into power. She is a bitter enemy of Aditi's sons, the devas, and she is instrumental in the asuras gaining control and autonomy over them.”
#30637 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001