Ghritachi
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 3
Ghritachi is a famous apsara.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tennyo, Tennan, Brahma, Kamadeva, Urnayu, Visvavasu, Apsaras, Tennin, Rambha, Tilottama, Marut, Indra
- sibling of
- Menaka, Vishvachi, Purvachitti, Sahajanya, Urvaśī
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Famous apsaras include Urvashi, Menaka, Rambha, Tilottama and Ghritachi.”
#5714 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ghritachi (Sanskrit: घृताची, romanized: Ghṛtācī, lit. 'abounding in clarified butter') is a prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology. She is known for her beauty and seduction of many men, both divine and human, and for becoming the mother of their children.”
#7970 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Adi Parva (1.74.68) of the Mahabharata describes Menaka as the mind-born daughter of the creator god Brahma and classifies her among the six greatest celestial maidens, alongside Urvashi, Purvachitti, Sahajanya, Ghritachi, and Vishvachi.”
#7983 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001