Revatī
demonic intermediate Hindu single tradition · 3
Revatī 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
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period texts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Vishnu, Urmila, Brahma, Vajrapāṇi, kali, Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Matres, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Bhairavas, Kṣetrapālas, Vīrabhadra, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Śiva, Krishna
- manifests as
- Nagalakshmi
- consort of
- Balarama
- child of
- King Kakudmi, Kakudmi
- enemy of
- Dirghajihvi
- manifested by
- Shalavriki, Jataharini, Nagalakshmi
- allied with
- Pushan
Mentioned by
- kali
- Brahmarakshasa
- Dakini
- Matres
- Śākinī
- Bhūtas
- Pramathas
- Guhyakas
- Kūṣmāṇḍas
- Parpaṭas
- Caṭakas
- Bhairavas
- Kṣetrapālas
- Vīrabhadra
- Yātudhānīs
- Piśācas
and 13 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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“According to the Āryamañjuśrīmūlakalpa, Revati is the name of a yakṣiṇī invoked as follows: “The mantra of Revatī is, ‘Homage to all the yakṣiṇīs!’ [The mantra to recite is]: “Oṁ, red one with a red glow and wearing red unguents! Svāhā! “Revatī is a distinguished yakṣiṇī, Playful and fond of sex.”
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