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Sanjna (Sanskrit: संज्ञा, IAST: Saṃjñā, also spelled as Samjna and Sangya), also known as Saranyu (Sanskrit: सरण्यू, IAST: Saraṇyū), is a Hindu goddess associated with clouds and the chief consort of Surya, the Sun god.
Sulis, British goddess whose name is related to the common Proto-Indo-European word for "Sun" and thus cognate with Helios, Sól, Sol, and Surya and who retains solar imagery, as well as a domain over healing and thermal springs. Probably the de facto solar deity of the Celts.
In the Mahabharata, Arjuna asks a gandharva about the origin of the name Tapatya. The gandharva tells him that the sun once had a beautiful daughter named Tapati, for whom he wished to find a suitable husband. An early Kaurava king named Samvarana worships the sun and is selected as her husband. One day, while out for hunting, the king's horse ...
In some hymns, the word Surya simply means Sun as an inanimate object, a stone or a gem in the sky (Rigvedic hymns 5.47, 6.51 and 7.63); while in others it refers to a personified deity. [29] [28] Surya is prominently associated with the dawn goddess Ushas and sometimes, he is mentioned as her son or her husband. [30] Lord sun moving in universe
Kushmanda is a Hindu goddess, credited with creating the world with her divine laughter. Followers of the Kalikula tradition believe her to be the fourth aspect in Navadurga forms of Mahadevi . Her name signals her main role: Ku means "a little", Ushma means "warmth" or "energy" and Anda means "cosmic egg".
The name Rukmini is derived from the Sanskrit word Rukma which means 'Radiant', 'Clear' or 'Bright'. [17] The name can also mean 'decorated with gold ornaments'. [18] [17] Other names and epithets include: Shree – Lakshmi, Mother Goddess of the universe; Ruciranana – One Who Has A Beautiful Face, Expanding Like A Lotus Flower [19]
She had also been mentioned as the goddess of fire, sun, moon & stars. [1] As per the other Hindu texts dhisana name also referred to various other things such as soma vessel, knowledge, intelligence, speech. [2] In the rig veda it is referred as the goddess of abundance and the guardian of the sacred fire.
Devi Adi Parashakti is a mythological television series based on the Hindu texts of the Shiva Purana, the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, the Markandeya Purana, and pan-Indian folktales of the Goddess. The series was created by Siddharth Kumar Tewary , directed by Loknath Pandey and Manish Singh, and produced by Swastik Productions .