Sanjna
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 5
Sanjna is the mother of Yama and Yami.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Vedic tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dhumorna, Sunita, Yudhishthira, Savitr, Indra-Vishnu, Shani, Tapti, Vishti, Savarni Manu, Dharmadeva, Vivasvat, Brahma, Mitra, Varuna, Adityas, Aruṇa, Revanta, Krishna
- parent of
- Kala, Dharmarāja, Yama, Yami, Yamuna
- sibling of
- Chhaya
- consort of
- Sūrya
- child of
- Vishwakarma
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Yama is the son of sun god Surya and his wife Sanjna, while Dharmadeva is born from the chest of the god Brahma.”
#13933 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The sun god is said to be married to the goddess Sanjna. She is depicted in dual form, being both sunlight and shadow, personified. The goddess is revered in Gujarat and Rajasthan.”
#15498 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Unable to bear Surya's intense heat, Sanjna after giving birth to three children - retires to the forest to practice harsh austerities in form of a mare, leaving her shadow-image Chhaya”
#30429 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, the cloud goddess.”
#37384 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001