Aratī

Second of the three daughters of Māra (with Taṇhā and Rāgā), personifying Aversion. One of the three daughters named in the buddhist_mara entry; the trio fail to seduce the awakened Buddha.

Parentage

• Māra

Domains

• temptation and aversion

Powers

• Take on the forms of beautiful women of every age
• Personifies Aversion (discontent) among the daughters of Mara

Epithets

• अरति

Relations

• sibling: Taṇhā
• sibling: Rāgā
• father: Māra

Sources

• Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta, Dhītaro Sutta (SN 4.25)
• Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā on vv.179-180
• Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta (SN 4.25), where Taṇhā, Aratī and Rāgā are Māra's daughters