Manasa
Manasa (Sanskrit: मनसा, romanized: Manasā) is a Hindu goddess of snakes.[1] She is worshipped mainly in Bihar, Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand, South Assam and other parts of northeastern India and in Uttarakhand, chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite, and also for fertility and prosperity. In Hinduism, Manasa is the sister of Shesha and Vasuki, king of Nāgas (serpents), and wife of sage Jaratkaru. She is the mother of the sage Astika.[2] She is also known as Vishahari (the destroyer of poison), Nityā (eternal) and Padmavati.[3]
| Manasa | |
|---|---|
Goddess of Serpents | |
| Bengali / Hajong | মনসা / কাণি দেউও (Kānī Dīyāʊ) / চেংমুড়ি কানী (Cēṅmuṛi Kānī) |
| Mantra | Ōṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ klīṁ aiṁ manasādēvyai svāhā |
| Tree | Cactus |
| Mount | Swan, Serpent |
| Texts | Manasamangal Kāvya |
| Gender | Female |
| Festivals | Naag Panchami |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Shiva or Kashyapa (father) Kadru (mother) |
| Siblings | Vasuki, Shesha, Kaliya, Takshaka, Karkotaka, Irāvatī |
Manasa Media
- Bangladesh o india orientale, la dea serpente manasa, XI secolo.jpg
Manasa with her husband Jaratkaru and son Astika flanked by Nagas, 11th century Pala period statue from Bengal
- India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century - Manasa, The Snake Goddess - 2003.106 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
Kalighat painting of goddess Manasā standing on a snake with a few wrapped in her hand, Cleveland Museum of Art
- Göttin Manasa in Lehm.jpg
Mud idol of Manasa in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India.
- Manasa Mangal.jpg
A scene from Manasa Mangal.
- Manasa puja on the day of Dashahara at a bedi of Euphorbia Neriifolia.jpg
Manasa puja on the day of Dashahara at a bedi of Euphorbia neriifolia, in West Bengal.
- Women with the Manasa Silamurti at Birbhum in 2021.jpg
Women with the Manasa Sila (murti) during puja at Birbhum in 2021
- Manasa debi Manasa ghot.jpg
Snake Idol of Goddess Manasa
- Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar.JPG
- A temple in Mansa Devi temple complex, Panchkula near Chandigarh.jpg
References
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2012-06-29). "Manasa Devi, Manasā Devī: 1 definition". www.wisdomlib.org. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ Wilkins 2004, p. 395.
- ↑ Dowson 2003, p. 196.