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Bahuchara Mata (Hindi: बहुचरा माता, romanized: Bahucharā Mātā; Gujarati: બહુચર માતા, romanized: Bahuchara Mātā) is a Hindu goddess of chastity and fertility in her maiden aspect, of the incarnation of the Hinglaj. The goddess grants favours, especially to male children, and cures diseases.
Like many Vedic goddess-consorts whose names are derived from their husband's name by adding a feminine termination, the word Indrani (Indrāṇī) is derived from Indra and means 'wife of Indra'. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Importantly, however, Indra is known by his wife's name as well; he is often referred to as Shachipati (husband of Shachi), Shachindra ...
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Sahaja Yoga (सहज योग) is a religion founded in 1970 by Nirmala Srivastava (1923–2011). [18] Nirmala Srivastava is known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (trans: Revered Immaculate Mother) or simply as "Mother" by her followers, who are called Sahaja yogis.
Fresco depicting the story of Mata Ganga seeking the blessing of Baba Buddha in-order to have a child, from Pothi-Mala, Guru Harsahai, ca.1745. According to a Sakhi from Sikh lore, Mata Ganga met with Baba Buddha to seek his blessings as the couple wished to have a child. [5] [6] The pair had been childless for a while despite their efforts. [4]
In the Bala Janamsakhi, her name is given as Sulakhni. [4] Surjit Singh Gandhi theorized that Gummi is a corrupted form of Choni, the name of her clan (Chona). [4] He further speculates that she was known as Ghummi in her birth house but went by the name Sulakhni at her in-laws house. [4] She is also known by the name of Kulamai. [5]
Trishala, also known as Videhadatta, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata (Mother Trishala), was the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Gaṇa Mukhya, Siddhartha of Kundagrama, of present-day Bihar. [3] [4] She finds mention in the Jain texts. [1]
'free from envy and malice') is an ascetic, and the wife of Sage Atri in Hinduism. She is the daughter of Devahuti and the Prajapati Kardama in Hindu texts. In the Ramayana, she lives with her husband in a small hermitage on the southern border of the Chitrakuta forest. A pious woman who leads an austere life, she is described as having ...