Vinata
Hindu · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
Daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, mother of Garuda and Aruna
Children
Domains
- motherhood
- dawn
Powers
- Mother of the solar charioteer and the king of birds
- Loses the wager and falls into bondage
Epithets
- विनता Daughter of Dakṣa, wife of Kaśyapa, mother of Garuḍa and AruṇaMahābhārata (Ādi Parva, Āstīka Parva) (primary)
Relations
- sibling: Kadru
- spouse: KashyapaReciprocal of hindu_kashyapa.spouse — Vinata, mother of Garuda and Aruna, is one of Kashyapa's wives.Mahabharata, Adi Parva 16 (Kashyapa's wives Kadru and Vinata) (primary)
- sibling: AditiBoth daughters of Daksha and co-wives of Kashyapa in Puranic-epic genealogy.Mahabharata, Adi Parva 65 (the daughters of Daksha, including Aditi and Vinata) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Mahabharata, Adi Parva (primary)