Panchajani

U hinduističkoj mitologiji, Panchajani (Pāncajanī) jedna je od božica (devi) te majka mnogih bogova i božica. Jedna je od supruga boga Dakshe (दक्ष).^[1]

Etimologija

Panchajanino ime znači „načinjena od pet elemenata”.^[2]

Obiteljsko stablo Dakshe i Panchajani.

Mitologija

Brahmin sin Dakṣa oženio je Panchajani^[3] te su iz njihove svete veze rođeni sinovi^[4] i kćeri.^[5] Dakṣa je zatražio od sinova da stvore još živih bića.

Panchajanine su najslavnije kćeri Aditi (majka deva), Diti (majka asura), Kṛttikā^[6] i Rohini (omiljena žena boga Mjeseca, Chandre).^[7]

Izvori i bilješke

↑ Vasudeva Sharana Agrawala. 1963. Matsya-Purāṇa: A Study. All-India Kashiraj Trust. "Then Daksha begot on his wife Panchajani 1000 sons."
↑ Vijay Kumar (2005). Baby Names for Girls. Lotus Press. str. 65.
↑ Matsya Purana
↑ The sacred scriptures of India, Opseg 4. 2009. Anmol Publications.
↑ Vinay Kr Sinha (2019). My Concept Of Hinduism: A Revisit of the Indian Myths and Stories. Notion Press.
↑ Edward Moor. The Hindu Pantheon.
↑ Devdutt Pattanaik (2003). Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent. "The moon god Chandra was married to twenty-seven daughters of the priest king Daksha, but he preferred only one: Rohini."

[1] Vasudeva Sharana Agrawala. 1963. Matsya-Purāṇa: A Study. All-India Kashiraj Trust. "Then Daksha begot on his wife Panchajani 1000 sons."

[2] Vijay Kumar (2005). Baby Names for Girls. Lotus Press. str. 65.

[3] Matsya Purana

[4] The sacred scriptures of India, Opseg 4. 2009. Anmol Publications.

[5] Vinay Kr Sinha (2019). My Concept Of Hinduism: A Revisit of the Indian Myths and Stories. Notion Press.

[6] Edward Moor. The Hindu Pantheon.

[7] Devdutt Pattanaik (2003). Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent. "The moon god Chandra was married to twenty-seven daughters of the priest king Daksha, but he preferred only one: Rohini."

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