Svaha
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Svaha is a goddess in Hindu mythology revered as the personification of the sacrificial offering and the divine wife of the fire god Agni.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
Vedic deity ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
homa
ⓘ
yajna ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Agni’s flames
ⓘ
Vedic ritual ⓘ fire ⓘ mantra endings ⓘ offerings of ghee ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| consortOf | Agni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | mediator between sacrificer and gods through fire ⓘ |
| cultContext | Vedic sacrificial tradition ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| epithet | Agni-patni (wife of Agni) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
ritual speech
ⓘ
sacrificial altar ⓘ |
| invocationWord | “svāhā” ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Brahmanas
ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Pavaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pavamana NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuchi NERFINISHED ⓘ three fires of Agni ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
“so be it”
ⓘ
“well said” ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Agni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic sacrifice ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualFunction |
her name is uttered at the end of Vedic oblation mantras
ⓘ
receives offerings conveyed to gods through fire ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of oblation
ⓘ
goddess of sacrificial formula ⓘ personification of the sacrificial offering ⓘ |
| spouse | Agni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualRole | invoked as Agni’s wife in ritual formulas ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | divine embodiment of oblation ⓘ |
| worshipContext | fire sacrifices in Hinduism ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | personification of the exclamation “svāhā” in Vedic mantras ⓘ |
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