Kama
Kama is a deity in Hindu mythology associated with desire and love. He assists Pramlocha in disturbing the penance of the rishi Kandu by holding flowery arrows and agitating the sage's mind. He is described as going near the sage and making his mind afflicted with his arrows.
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- co occurs with
- Marisha, Narayana, Nara, Surata, Marici, Vajrasattva, Kelikilā-vajrinī, Kāmesvarā, Abhasvaras, Ātmā, Krodha, Jñātā, Jñāna, Tapas, Dama, Dānta, Mada, Moha, Śānti, Mahadevi, Vajreśvarī, Pururavas, Kala, Vasus, Locanā, Satya, Kratu, Kuru, Madravas, Rocaka, Dhvani, Dhuri, Meenakshi, Kamakshi, Annapurna, Parvati, Kārtikeya, Satis, Himavat, Mainavati, Ekaparna, Ekapatala, Shamash, Menaka, Rambha, Tilottama, Brahma, Urvaśī, Ganesha, Vayu, Durga, Daksha, Visvedevas, Dhrti, kali, Śiva, Adi Parashakti
- consort of
- Rati
- serves
- Indra
- child of
- Vishvā
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“Holding the flowery arrows, Kama went near that sage and made his mind agitated. On hearing the sweet sound of the song the sage was surprised and his mind was afflicted by the arrows of Kāma.”
#8011 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Accompanied by the god of love, Kama, and his consort, Rati, the apsaras go to Nara-Narayana, and start to dance seductively in front of them.”
#8132 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Vasu Satya Kratu Daksha Kala Kama Dhrti Kuru Pururavas Madravas Rocaka or Locana Dhvani or Dhuri”
#22623 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Indra sends the god Kama – the Hindu god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection, to awake Shiva from meditation. Kama reaches Shiva and shoots an arrow of desire. Shiva opens his third eye”
#29320 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5