Vach

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Vach is the Vedic goddess of speech who was identified with Saraswati. She shows warrior traits and in a Rigveda hymn declares her martial power, stating 'I bend the bow for Rudra that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion. I rouse and order battle for the people, and I have penetrated Earth and Heaven.'

When

First attested: 1500 BCE
Attested period: -1500 – -1500
Historical notes: Attested in the Rigveda (Book 10, hymn 10.125.6) as the Vedic goddess of speech with martial attributes.

Relationships

co occurs with: Namuchi, Narayani, Marut, Indra, Yama, Vishnu, Durga, Lakshmi, Ashvins, Yami
allied with: Rudra
syncretized with: Saraswati
serves: Rudra

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Benzaiten

Source passages

“She was identified with Vach (Skt. Vāc), the Vedic goddess of speech... In a hymn in Book 10 of the Rigveda (10.125.6), Vach declares: 'I bend the bow for Rudra that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion.'”
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