Jyeṣṭhā
demonic intermediate Hindu single tradition · 3
Jyeṣṭhā is an evil spirit or Mātṛkā invoked in protective rituals to be warded off. She is listed among malevolent beings that threaten children and is to be destroyed by the recital of Viṣṇu's name.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Jyestha is an early Hindu goddess with similarities to Dhumavati.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pūtanā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Vishnu, Alakshmi, Nirriti, Markendeya, Krishna, kali, Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Matres, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Kṣetrapālas, Vīrabhadra, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Śiva, Yama, Ganesha
- syncretized with
- Dhumavati, Shitala Devi
- enemy of
- Ashura, Andhaka, Bandhasura
- consort of
- Dussaha
- manifested by
- Parashakti
Mentioned by
- Krishna
- kali
- Brahmarakshasa
- Dakini
- Matres
- Śākinī
- Bhūtas
- Pramathas
- Guhyakas
- Kūṣmāṇḍas
- Parpaṭas
- Caṭakas
- Kṣetrapālas
- Vīrabhadra
- Yātudhānīs
- Piśācas
and 18 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“the Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, and other Mātṛkās, Unmāda, Apasmāra, and other devils inimical to the mind, the body and the senses...may these and all other evil spirits be destroyed”
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