Saranyu
Saranyu is the mother of Yama. Yama is the son of Surya and Saranyu.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Rig Veda, dated to the Vedic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Katila, Shani, Ēostre, Aušra, Ratri, Vaja, Vibhvan, Sudhanvan, Pushan, Savitr, Arka, Tapati, Tapti, Vishti, Savarni Manu, Manu, Yamuna, Vishvarupa, Dhumorna, Chitragupta, Disani, Ame-no-Uzume, Marici, Mitra, Adityas, Kaliya, Vritra, Bṛhaspati
- parent of
- Yama, Yami, Shraddhadeva Manu, Revanta, Tapati, Ribhus, Manu, the Ashvins, Shani, Yamuna, Vaivasvata Manu, Ashvins
- child of
- Tvashtar, Vishwakarma, Tvashtr
- creator of
- Chhaya
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Yama is the son of Surya and Saranyu.”
#13940 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Legends describe him as the twin of Yamuna, a river goddess associated with life, and the son of the Sun god Surya and Saranyu. Other than Yamuna, he also has many siblings, such as the Ashvins, Shani, Shraddhadeva Manu, Revanta and Tapati.”
#13988 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Saranyu”
#16277 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ribhus are depicted in some legends of the Vedic literature as three sons of the goddess of morning light named Saranyu and Hindu god Indra. In other legends, such as in the Atharvaveda, they are sons of Sudhanvan, which means good archer.”
#17072 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“His wife is Saranyu, daughter of Tvashtar. His sons include the Ashvins, Yama, and Manu. Through Manu, Vivasvat is considered an ancestor of humanity.”
#17421 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001