Kamadhenu
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Kamadhenu is the divine wish-fulfilling cow of Hindu mythology, revered as the mother of all cattle and a symbol of abundance and prosperity.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological figure
ⓘ
divine cow ⓘ goddess ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Brahma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vashistha NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brahmins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic rituals ⓘ agriculture ⓘ auspiciousness ⓘ cattle ⓘ cows ⓘ dharma ⓘ food ⓘ ghee ⓘ milk ⓘ sacrificial rites ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| bodyContains |
all gods
ⓘ
all sacred rivers ⓘ all worlds ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
emblem of agrarian prosperity
ⓘ
model for gau puja (cow worship) ⓘ prototype of all earthly cows ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cow of plenty
ⓘ
wish-fulfilling cow ⓘ |
| epithet | mother of all cows ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
grant any wish
ⓘ
manifest warriors from her body ⓘ produce all desired objects ⓘ provide inexhaustible food ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
cow with a human female head
ⓘ
cow with a peacock tail ⓘ cow with various deities in her body ⓘ cow with wings ⓘ white cow ⓘ |
| originStory |
emerged from the Ocean of Milk during the Samudra Manthan
ⓘ
sometimes said to reside in the hermitage of sage Vashistha ⓘ |
| otherName | Surabhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Nandini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
many divine cows ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abundance
ⓘ
all cattle ⓘ fertility ⓘ motherhood ⓘ nourishment ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
sacred cow
ⓘ
source of ritual offerings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.