Nandini
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 1
Nandini is described as the cow-daughter of Surabhi-Kamadhenu and is sometimes given the epithet Kamadhenu. She is associated with the birth of Bhishma in the Mahabharata.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Nandini is mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- child of
- Surabhi-Kamadhenu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Nandini, like her mother, is a "cow of plenty" or Kamadhenu, and resides with sage Vashistha. Nandini is stolen by the divine Vasus and thus cursed by the sage to be born on the earth.”
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