Sandhya (Saranyu) Saranya (also known as Sanjana, Sangna, Randal, Ravi Randal) is the wife of Surya, the twin of Trisiras and the goddess of clouds in Hindu mythology, the mother of Revanta and the twin Asvins (the indian Dioscuri). She is also the mother of Manu, and of the twins Yama and Yami According to Farnell, the meaning of the epithet is to be sought in the original conception of Erinyes, which was akin to Gaia.
Saranyu is the female form of the adjective Saranyu, meaning "quick, fleet, nimble", used for the rivers and wind in the Rigveda (compare also Sarayu).
Saranyu has been described as "the swif-speeding storm clouds".
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 |
Hindu mythology | |
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Deities | Lakshmi • Saraswati • Śiva • Varuna • Viṣṇu |
Avatars and Devi | Kalkin • Krishna • Rama • Vamana |
Mortals | Arjuna |
Monsters and Demons | Asura • Nāga • Rakshasa • Vetāla |