Saranyu

Saranyu (Saraṇyū; Saranya) — also known as Sanjana, Sangna, Sandhaya ‘’’Suvarchala’’’,Sauri, Randal and Ravi Randal — is a Hindu goddess (devi) and a daughter of Vishvakarman/Tvastar and Virocanā (daughter of Prahlāda).[1] Saranyu and her sister Chhaya are the wives of Lord Surya, the Hindu Sun god.

Saranyu
Goddess of clouds and dusk
Surya with consorts Saranyu and Chhaya
Other namesSanjana,Sangna,Suvarchala, Randal, Sauri and Ravi Randal
AffiliationDevi
Personal information
ParentsVishvakarman/Tvastar and Virocanā
SiblingsChhaya ( Reflection)
ConsortSurya
ChildrenRevanta
Ashvins
Shraddhadeva Manu
Yama
Yami

Name

Saraṇyū is the female form of the adjective saraṇyú, meaning "quick, fleet, nimble", used for rivers and wind in the Rigveda (compare also Sarayu). According to Farnell, the meaning of the epithet is to be sought in the original conception of Erinyes, which was akin to Gaia.

Description in texts

Saranyu has been described as "the swift-speeding storm cloud".[2]

Family

Sources indicate that Saraṇyū is a daughter of Virocanā. Virocanā was the daughter of Prahrāda and the wife of Tvastr.[3]

Children of Surya by Saranyu:

  • Saranyu is depicted in the show Karmaphal Daata Shani, which Was played by Juhi Parmar, which Was airing on Colors TV.

See also

References
  1. Brahmanda Purana, III.59
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Erinyes" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 745.
  3. Brahmanda Purana, III.59
  4. Singh, Nagendra Kumar (1997). "Revanta in Puranic Literature and Art", Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, 44. Anmol Publications. str. 2605–19. ISBN 81-7488-168-9.
  5. They are the divine twins sometimes compared to Castor and Pollux.

Bibliography
  • Kinsley, David R. Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions. University of California Press. 1986. (ISBN 81-208-0379-5)
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