Surabhi
deity Hindu single tradition · 1
Surabhi, also known as Kamadhenu, is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous cow of plenty who provides her owner whatever they desire and is often portrayed as the mother of other cattle. In iconography, she is generally depicted as a white cow with a female head and breasts, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a peafowl or as a white cow containing various deities within her body.
When
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Kamadhenu
- co occurs with
- Nandini
- parent of
- Kapila cows, Rohinī, Gandharvi
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Various other scriptural references describe Surabhi as the mother of the Rudras including Nirrti (Kashyapa being the father), the cow Nandini and even the serpent-people nāgas. The Mahabharata also makes a passing reference to Surabhi as the mother of Nandini”
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