Ekāṣṭakā

Personified ritual night addressed in Atharvaveda 3.10 as mother of Indra and Soma and daughter of Prajāpati.

Parentage

• father: Prajāpati of Atharvaveda 3.10Atharvaveda 3.10.12–13, Griffith translation (primary)

Children in alternative accounts

• Indra: Atharvaveda 3.10: Ekāṣṭakā (father not named)Atharvaveda 3.10.12–13, Griffith translation (primary)
• Soma: Atharvaveda 3.10: Ekāṣṭakā (father not named)Atharvaveda 3.10.12–13, Griffith translation (primary)

Relations

• father: Prajāpati of Atharvaveda 3.10Atharvaveda 3.10.12–13, Griffith translation (primary)

Sources

• Personified ritual night addressed in Atharvaveda 3.10 as mother of Indra and Soma and daughter of Prajāpati.: Atharvaveda 3.10.12–13, Griffith translation (primary)