Rati is the Hindu goddess of sensual pleasure and love. She is the daughter of Daksha. She is married to Kama and, when Kama was incinerated by Shiva, she pleaded with the god to resurrect him.
Gods and goddesses of Hindu mythology | |
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Trimurti | Creator: Brahma • Preserver: Viṣṇu • Destroyer: Śiva |
Tridevi | Creatrix: Saraswati • Preservatrix: Lakshmi • Destructrix: Kali |
Main Devas | King: Indra • Sun: Surya • Moon: Chandra • Fire: Agni • Wind: Vayu • Ocean: Varuna • Sky: Dyaus • War: Murugan • Wealth: Kubera • Love: Kama • Death: Yama • Rain: Parjanya • Remover of Obstacles: Ganesh |
Other Devas | Recorder of Fate: Chitragupta • Counsellor to Gods: Brihaspati • Architect of the Universe: Vishvakarman |
Navagrahas | Sun: Surya • Moon: Chandra • Mercury: Budha • Venus: Shani • Mars: Mangala • Jupiter: Brihaspati • Saturn: Shukra |
Main Devis | Motherhood: Pārvatī • Earth/Nature: Prithvi • Love: Ratri • Dawn: Ushas • Night: Rati |
Other Devis | Mother of the Gods: Aditi • Dusk: Saranyu • Death: Yami • Beauty: Shachi • River Ganges: Ganga |