Vinata
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 2
Vinata is the wife of Vedic sage Kashyapa and the mother of Aruna and Garuda. She is the daughter of Prajapati Daksha.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Vedic period texts.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Kadru
- consort of
- Kaśyapa, Kashyapa Prajapati
- child of
- Prajapati Daksha, Daksha
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Kashyapa Prajapati's two wives Vinata and Kadru wanted to have children. Kashyapa granted them a boon. Kadru asked for one thousand 'Dirghadeha' (meaning long bodied) Nāga (serpent) sons, while Vinata wanted only two”
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“They were even unkind to Garuda, who was Kashyapa's son through Vinata, sister of Kadru. (Kadru and Vinata were daughters of Daksha).”
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