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Sahajanya

deity sky Mahabharata single tradition · 1

Sahajanya is one of the six greatest celestial maidens, alongside Menaka, Urvashi, Purvachitti, Ghritachi, and Vishvachi.

When

First attested
400 BCE
Attested period
-400 – 400
Historical notes
Attested in the Mahabharata.

Relationships

co occurs with
Kamadeva, Urnayu, Durvasa, Visvavasu, Marut, Indra, Brahma, Yama, Vishvamitra
sibling of
Menaka, Ghritachi, Vishvachi, Purvachitti, Urvaśī

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Menaka

Source passages

“Menaka is also described in several Puranic texts, including the Bhagavata Purana (12.11.35), Brahmanda Purana (2.23.6; 3.7.14; 4.33.18), Vayu Purana (52.7; 69.49), and the Vishnu Purana (2.10.7), as the apsara presiding over the lunar months of Shukra and Shuchi, paired with Sahajanya, and associated with the sun during the summer season.”

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