Prithu
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 2
Prithu is a significant form of Vishnu, mentioned alongside other important incarnations.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Featured in the Mahabharata as leader of the Vasus during the theft of Vasishta's cow.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Śeṣa, Krishna, Ravana, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Kamsa, Vamana, Lakshmi, Rama, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Kalki, Balarama, Narsimha, Parashurama, Ganga
- sibling of
- Prabhāsa
- allied with
- Prabhāsa
Mentioned by
- Śeṣa
- Krishna
- Ravana
- Matsya
- Kurma
- Varaha
- Kamsa
- Vamana
- Lakshmi
- Rama
- Dhanvantari
- Kapila
- Buddha
- Kalki
- Balarama
- Narsimha
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Other significant forms of Vishnu include Prithu, Mohini, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Yajna, and a third of Dattatreya.”
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“the Vasus, led by 'Prithu' (presumably here a male form of Prithvi), were enjoying themselves in the forest...Prabhasa did with the agreement and aid of Prithu and his other brothers”
#22565 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5