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Shukra

deity mountain Hindu single tradition · 3

Shukra is the guru of the asuras who performs severe tapas on Mount Kailash to please Shiva and acquire new powers to revive the asuras from doom. After a thousand years of austerities, Shiva grants him the powers he desired. He marries Jayanti as a reward for her faithful service and spends ten years with her in magical seclusion before returning to his disciples, the demons.

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Relationships

parent of
Devayani
consort of
Urjjasvati, Jayanti
co occurs with
Kavyamata, kaṇva, parāśara, viśvāmitra, śaunaka, yājñavalkya, bharadwāja, jamadagni, gautama, mudgala, vyāsa, lomasa, kauśika, vatsa, manḍūka, Śiva, Indra, Jayanta, Shachi, Vishnu, Nārada, Durvasa, Agastya, Kapila, Atri, Pulastya, Kaśyapa, vāmadeva, Vasishtha
child of
Kavyamata, Bhrigu

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Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Gayatri
  2. Jayanti (Hinduism)
  3. Kavyamata

Source passages

“Their guru, Shukra, goes to Mount Kailash to please the god Shiva and acquire new powers to revive the asuras from doom. Shukra performs severe tapas (austerities)... After a thousand years, Shiva appears before Shukra and grants him the powers he desired.”

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“She is the mother of Shukra, the god of the planet Venus and the preceptor of the asuras.”

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