Dhanyā
Hindu · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Dhanyā appears in the Shiva Purana account of Mena and her sisters.
Children in alternative accounts
- Sita: Shiva Purana 2.3.2.28–40, predicted marriages and destinationsShiva Purana 2.3.2.28–40, predicted marriages and destinations (primary)
Relations
- social child of: SvadhāThe text explicitly denies womb birth from Svadha and calls the sisters mentally conceived daughters of the forefathers, conventionally treated as her children.Shiva Purana 2.3.2.5–9, Mena and her sisters (primary)
- sibling: MenāShiva Purana 2.3.2.5–9, Mena and her sisters (primary)
- sibling: KalāvatīShiva Purana 2.3.2.5–9, Mena and her sisters (primary)
- spouse: JanakaShiva Purana 2.3.2.28–40, predicted marriages and destinations (primary)
- parent of: SitaPrediction in this textual account; not a reconciliation of other origin traditions.Shiva Purana 2.3.2.28–40, predicted marriages and destinations (primary)
Sources
- Dhanyā appears in the Shiva Purana account of Mena and her sisters.: Shiva Purana 2.3.2.5–9, Mena and her sisters (primary)