Savitri
Savitri is a deity who goes about her ways closely with Ushas.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Shatapatha Brahmana, composed between 800 BCE and 300 BCE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dyaus Pita, Shri-Lakshmi, Tvashtri, Gayatra, Adityas, Ratri, Agni, Varuna, Indra, Soma, Mitra, Vishnu, Brihaspati, Pushan, Prajapati
- consort of
- Brahma
- enemy of
- Gayatri
- created by
- Brahma
- creator of
- Krishna
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“She is variously mentioned as the sister of Ratri (night), Aditya and one who goes about her ways closely with deities Savitri and Surya.”
#16265 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Since Savitri, the first wife of the deity was absent, his second wife, Gayatri, participated in the ceremony in her place. Savitri rushed to the spot when she heard the chanting of mantras, and demanded to know why Gayatri had taken her place. She directed her fury at Vishnu and Shiva, transforming the former into the Krishna river.”
#22468 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The gods then approach Lakshmi. Agni gets food, Soma gets kingly authority, Varuna gets imperial authority, Mitra acquires martial energy, Indra gets force, Brihaspati gets priestly authority, Savitri acquires dominion, Pushan gets splendour, Saraswati takes nourishment and Tvashtri gets forms.”
#28881 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“his body was divided into two parts. They then formed the gods and goddesses, whereby one part was male and the other one female. Thus female parts became Gayatri, Savitri, Saraswati, and others.”
#30341 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Gayatra, another name of the Vedic Solar god which is also one of the synonyms of Savitri and Savitṛi.”
#30712 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001