Vayu
Vayu is the Hindu deity of the wind. Anjana and Kesari performed an intense prayer to Vayu to beget him as their child. Pleased with their devotion, Vayu granted the boon they sought.
↻ synthesized from 14 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period.
Relationships
- parent of
- Hanuman, Vishvaksena, Bhima
- co occurs with
- Enma-O, Ishana, Chandra, Janus, Saraswati, Armaiti, Anâitâ, Iuppiter, Kamadeva, Parvati, Rati, Kārtikeya, Skanda, Tarakasura, Surapadma, Maheshvara, Himavan, Simhamukha, Krittikas, Kumara, Mahādeva, Sadasiva, Paramashiva, Kama, Abhasvaras, Ātmā, Krodha, Jñātā, Jñāna, Tapas, Dama, Dānta, Mada, Moha, Śānti, Rudra, Ashvins, Vasus, Nirṛti, Surya Majapahit, Īśvara, Sambhu, Sangkara, Mahesora, Isana, Brahman, Mahesa, Chandrama, devi, Narayana, Candra, Harihara, Dharaṇī, Devi Sarasvatī, Nīlakaṇṭha, Shamash, Yudhishthira, dharma, Nakula, Sahadeva, Ashwini Kumaras, Lord Shiva, Anjana, Punjikastala, Kesari, Bṛhaspati, Prithvi, Yama, Vesta, Ganga, kali, Kubera, Kamadhenu, Śiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Varuna, Adityas, Maheśvara, Indra, Arjuna
- child of
- Avalokiteshvara
Mentioned by
- Lord Shiva
- Anjana
- Punjikastala
- Kesari
- Bṛhaspati
- Prithvi
- Yama
- Vesta
- Ganga
- kali
- Kubera
- Kamadhenu
- Śiva
- Vishnu
- Brahma
- Varuna
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“Vayu, the Hindu deity of the wind, delivered the falling pudding to the outstretched hands of Anjana, who ate it. Hanuman was born to her as a result. Anjana and Kesari performed an intense prayer to Vayu to beget him as their child.”
#7966 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Madhva sect of Vaishnavism, Vishvaksena is widely believed to be the son of Vayu (Mukhyapraana).”
#10653 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Initially, the wind god Vayu carried the sparks, later handing them to the fire god Agni because of the unbearable heat.”
#11940 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Rudra (Sanskrit: रुद्र, IPA: [rud̪rɐ]) is a Rigvedic deity associated with Shiva, the wind or storms, Vayu, medicine, and the hunt”
#13686 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He joins these other eleven Devas of Buddhism, found in Japan and other parts of southeast Asia: Indra (Taishaku-ten), Agni (Ka-ten), Yama (Emma-ten), Nirrti (Rasetsu-ten), Vayu (Fu-ten), Ishana (Ishana-ten), Kubera (Tamon-ten), Varuna (Sui-ten) Brahma (Bon-ten), Prithvi (Chi-ten), Surya (Nit-ten), Chandra (Gat-ten).”
#14005 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001