Devasena
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Devasena (, , ) is the Hindu goddess of aspirations, and the consort of the war god Kartikeya (Murugan). She is also known as Devayanai, Deivanai, and Deivayanai in Tamil texts. Her name is also spelled as Teyvanai or Tevayanai ().
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Devasenapati.jpg
- Deity.caption
- A lithograph on Kartikeya with Devasena seated on his lap
- Deity.name
- Devasena
- Deity.affiliation
- Devi, Kaumari, Shashthi
- Deity.other_names
- Devayanai, Amritavalli, Shashti
- Deity.mount
- ElephantCat (As Shashthi)
- Deity.deity_of
- Personified Armament of the Gods;Goddess of Aspirations
- Deity.parents
- Indra and Shachi (according to Puranas)orDaksha (according to the Mahabharata)
- Deity.consort
- Kartikeya
- Deity.children
- Shakha
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- தேவசேனா
- Image
- Devasenapati.jpg
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- Devasena
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Legends and textual references
- ''Mahabharata''
- ''Puranas''
- Iconography
- Symbolism
- Worship
- Notes
- References
Devasena (, , ) is the Hindu goddess of aspirations, and the consort of the war god Kartikeya (Murugan). She is also known as Devayanai, Deivanai, and Deivayanai in Tamil texts. Her name is also spelled as Teyvanai or Tevayanai ().
Devasena is described as the daughter of the Prajapati Daksha in the Mahabharata, while some Sanskrit scriptures consider her as the daughter of Indra, the king of the devas (gods), and his wife Shachi. In the Tamil iteration of the Skanda Purana, she is portrayed as the daughter of the god Vishnu, who is later adopted by Indra. She is betrothed to Kartikeya by Indra, when he becomes the commander-in-chief of the devas. In Tamil accounts, Devasena is generally depicted as an antithesis of Valli, her sister-wife; together they complete the deity. Devasena is generally depicted with Murugan, and is often also accompanied by Valli.