Shwenabay
deity intermediate Burmese single tradition · 2
Shwenabay is one of the 37 official nats in the Burmese pantheon of spirits. According to popular beliefs, she was a beautiful woman from Mindon City who married a Naga spirit and died either of a heart attack after consummating her marriage or of a broken heart after her husband deserted her. She is typically portrayed standing on a lotus seat, wearing a Naga headdress, with her right hand on her chest and her left hand by her side.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Venerated in Mindon since the Sri Kshetra era; shrine located at Popa Taung in central Myanmar.
Relationships
- parent of
- Taungmagyi, North King Shin Phyu, Taung Maung Shin Nyo
- consort of
- Maung Tint De, Maung Tint De
- sibling of
- Tintala
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Shwenabay (Burmese: ရွှေနံဘေး), also known as Shwe Nabe Nat or Naga Medaw (နဂါးမယ်တော်), is one of the 37 official nats in the Burmese pantheon of spirits. According to popular beliefs, she was a beautiful woman from Mindon City”
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