Jayanta
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 2
Jayanta is the son of Indra who appears in Indra's court. During a dance performance with Urvashi, he looks into her eyes in love, causing her to miss a beat. As a result of this incident, he is cursed to be born as bamboo.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Vayu Purana as son of Indra.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Madhavi, Rishyashringa, Vibhandaka, Shukra, Devayani, Urjjasvati, Arjuna, Chitrasena, Pururavas, Urvaśī, Kaśyapa, Indra
- sibling of
- Jayanti
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In the performance, Urvashi and Jayanta, the son of Indra, look into each other's eyes in love. The distracted Urvashi misses a beat, and the dance goes haywire. Due to this, Jayanta is cursed to be born as bamboo”
#8144 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Jayanti is also described as the sister of Jayanta.”
#30867 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5