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{{short description|Hindu goddess, daughter of deities Shiva and Parvati}}
{{short description|Hindu goddess, daughter of deities Shiva and Parvati, identified with Bala Tripurasundari}}
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| affiliation = [[Devi]]
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| day = Monday<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/religion-rituals/festivals-and-fasts/ashok-sundari-kaun-hai-bhagwan-shiv-aur-parvati-ki-beti-ashok-sundari-birth-story-according-to-padam-puran/amp_articleshow/108924307.cms |title=भगवान शिव और पार्वती की पुत्री अशोक सुंदरी की पूजा सोमवार को क्यों की जाती है, जानें पद्मपुराण में लिखी इनके जन्म की अद्भुत कहानी |accessdate=11 September 2024 |work=Navbharat Times}}</ref>
| consort = [[Nahusha]]
| consort = [[Nahusha]]
| other_names = [[Bala Tripurasundari]], Okha, Lavanya, Anvi, Viraja{{fact|date=September 2023}}
| other_names = [[Bala Tripurasundari]], Okha, Lavanya, Anvi, Viraja<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rupenaguntla |first=Satya Narayana Sarma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PT0fEAAAQBAJ&dq=daughter+Lalita+Bhandasura&pg=PT60 |title=Hidden meanings of Lalita Sahasranama |date=2018-05-29 |publisher=Panchawati Spiritual Foundation |pages=60 |language=en}}</ref>
| abode = [[Kailash]]
| abode = [[Mount Kailash]]
| mother = [[Parvati]]
| mother = [[Parvati]]
| father = [[Shiva]]
| father = [[Shiva]]
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| texts = [[Padma Purana]]
| texts = [[Padma Purana]]
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'''Ashokasundari''' ([[Sanskrit]]: अशोकसुन्दरी, {{IAST3|Aśokasundarī}}) is a [[Hindu goddess]] and daughter of deities [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]].
'''Ashokasundari''' ([[Sanskrit]]: अशोकसुन्दरी, {{IAST3|Aśokasundarī}}) is a [[Hindu goddess]]. She is the daughter of [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]], and the consort of [[Nahusha]]. Barring the ''[[Padma Purana]]'', she is not found in any major [[Hindu texts|Hindu scriptures]].<ref name=":0" />

Barring the ''[[Padma Purana]]'', she is not found in any major [[Hindu texts|Hindu scriptures]].<ref name=":0" />


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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Hunda kidnaps the infant Nahusha from his palace, however, he is rescued by a maid of Hunda and given under the sage [[Vashistha]]'s care. After a few years, Nahusha grows up and understands about his destiny to kill Hunda. Hunda abducts Ashokasundari and tells her that he had killed Nahusha. The goddess was consoled by a [[Kinnara]] couple who informed her of Nahusha's wellbeing and prophesied that she would mother a powerful son called [[Yayati]] and a hundred beautiful daughters. Nahusha fought Hunda and defeated him after a fierce battle and rescued Ashokasundari, whom he married. Over course of time, in absence of Indra, Nahusha was temporarily made the regent of heaven.<ref name="Garg1992">{{cite book|author=Gaṅgā Rām Garg|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World Vol. 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uGbXAAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-376-4|page=712}}</ref>{{sfn|Mani|1975|pages= [https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft/page/62 62], 515–516}}<ref name="Williams2008">{{cite book|author=George M. Williams|title=Handbook of Hindu Mythology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7LOZfwCDpEC&pg=PA345|date=27 March 2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-5332-61-2|pages=217–8, 230}}</ref>
Hunda kidnaps the infant Nahusha from his palace, however, he is rescued by a maid of Hunda and given under the sage [[Vashistha]]'s care. After a few years, Nahusha grows up and understands about his destiny to kill Hunda. Hunda abducts Ashokasundari and tells her that he had killed Nahusha. The goddess was consoled by a [[Kinnara]] couple who informed her of Nahusha's wellbeing and prophesied that she would mother a powerful son called [[Yayati]] and a hundred beautiful daughters. Nahusha fought Hunda and defeated him after a fierce battle and rescued Ashokasundari, whom he married. Over course of time, in absence of Indra, Nahusha was temporarily made the regent of heaven.<ref name="Garg1992">{{cite book|author=Gaṅgā Rām Garg|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World Vol. 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uGbXAAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-376-4|page=712}}</ref>{{sfn|Mani|1975|pages= [https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft/page/62 62], 515–516}}<ref name="Williams2008">{{cite book|author=George M. Williams|title=Handbook of Hindu Mythology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7LOZfwCDpEC&pg=PA345|date=27 March 2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-5332-61-2|pages=217–8, 230}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==Development==
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Ashokasundari does not appear in any significant [[Hindu texts|Hindu scriptures]], barring in the ''Padma Purana''.<ref name=":0" /> Her appearance in the television series ''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]'', on the life of Shiva brought her to the notice of many.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Nair|first=Roshni|date=2015-09-13|title=Beyond Ganesh: The other children of Shiva-Parvati|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-beyond-ganesh-the-other-children-of-shiva-parvati-2124690|access-date=2020-11-19|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> She has been portrayed by:

* [[Ahsaas Channa]] and [[Ashnoor Kaur]] in ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''.
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Ashokasundari does not appear in any significant [[Hindu texts|Hindu scriptures]], barring in the ''Padma Purana''.<ref name=":0" /> Her appearance in a television series [[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev|Devon Ke Dev Mahadev]] on the life of Shiva brought her to the notice of many.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Nair|first=Roshni|date=2015-09-13|title=Beyond Ganesh: The other children of Shiva-Parvati|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-beyond-ganesh-the-other-children-of-shiva-parvati-2124690|access-date=2020-11-19|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> She later appeared in other series, such as [[Vighnaharta Ganesh]] and [[Shiv Shakti - Tap Tyaag Tandav]].
* Zeel Thakkar in ''[[Vighnaharta Ganesh]]''.
* Muskan Kalyani in ''[[Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav]]''.


==References==
==References==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book |title = Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature |url = https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft | publisher = Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |year = 1975| isbn = 978-0-8426-0822-0 |first = Vettam|last = Mani}}
*{{cite book |title = Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature |url = https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft | publisher = Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |year = 1975| isbn = 978-0-8426-0822-0 |first = Vettam|last = Mani}}

Latest revision as of 19:01, 30 December 2024

Ashokasundari
Digital rendering of Ashokasundari.
Other namesBala Tripurasundari, Okha, Lavanya, Anvi, Viraja[1]
Devanagariअशोकसुन्दरी
Sanskrit transliterationAśokasundarī
AffiliationDevi
AbodeMount Kailash
DayMonday[2]
TextsPadma Purana
Genealogy
Parents
SiblingsGanesha (brother), Kartikeya (brother)
ConsortNahusha
ChildrenYayati and a hundred daughters

Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुन्दरी, IAST: Aśokasundarī) is a Hindu goddess. She is the daughter of Shiva and Parvati, and the consort of Nahusha. Barring the Padma Purana, she is not found in any major Hindu scriptures.[3]

Etymology

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Ashokasundari was created from the wish-fulfilling tree Kalpavriksha when Parvati wished for a daughter to reduce her loneliness. The words in her name are derived from her creation. Ashoka refers to the easing of Parvati's shoka, which means "sorrow", while sundari means "beautiful girl".[4]

Legend

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The birth of Ashokasundari is recorded in the Padma Purana. In one of the variants of the tale of Nahusha, Parvati once requested Shiva to take her to the most beautiful garden in the world. As per her wishes, Shiva took her to Nandanvana, where Parvati saw a tree known as Kalpavriksha which could fulfill any wish. Since Kartikeya, the son of Parvati, had grown up and left Kailash, as a mother it caused immense grief and loneliness to her. She asked for a daughter from the wish-fulfilling tree to end her loneliness. Her wish was granted and Ashokasundari was born. Parvati prophesied that Ashokasundari would marry Nahusha of the lunar dynasty, who would be equal to Indra, the king of heaven.[5]

Once, Ashokasundari was roaming in Nandanvana with her maids, a rakshasa (demon) called Hunda saw her and fell in love with her. However, the goddess rejected the advances of the demon and informed him about her destiny to marry Nahusha. Hunda disguised himself as a widow, whose husband was killed by him, and asked Ashokasundari to accompany her to her hermitage. The goddess went with the disguised demon and reached his palace. She discovered his treachery and cursed him to be killed by Nahusha and escaped to her parents' abode, Mount Kailash.[6]

Hunda kidnaps the infant Nahusha from his palace, however, he is rescued by a maid of Hunda and given under the sage Vashistha's care. After a few years, Nahusha grows up and understands about his destiny to kill Hunda. Hunda abducts Ashokasundari and tells her that he had killed Nahusha. The goddess was consoled by a Kinnara couple who informed her of Nahusha's wellbeing and prophesied that she would mother a powerful son called Yayati and a hundred beautiful daughters. Nahusha fought Hunda and defeated him after a fierce battle and rescued Ashokasundari, whom he married. Over course of time, in absence of Indra, Nahusha was temporarily made the regent of heaven.[4][7][8]

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Ashokasundari does not appear in any significant Hindu scriptures, barring in the Padma Purana.[3] Her appearance in the television series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, on the life of Shiva brought her to the notice of many.[3] She has been portrayed by:

References

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  1. ^ Rupenaguntla, Satya Narayana Sarma (29 May 2018). Hidden meanings of Lalita Sahasranama. Panchawati Spiritual Foundation. p. 60.
  2. ^ "भगवान शिव और पार्वती की पुत्री अशोक सुंदरी की पूजा सोमवार को क्यों की जाती है, जानें पद्मपुराण में लिखी इनके जन्म की अद्भुत कहानी". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Nair, Roshni (13 September 2015). "Beyond Ganesh: The other children of Shiva-Parvati". DNA India. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Gaṅgā Rām Garg (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World Vol. 3. Concept Publishing Company. p. 712. ISBN 978-81-7022-376-4.
  5. ^ Mani 1975.
  6. ^ Mani 1975, p. 62.
  7. ^ Mani 1975, pp. 62, 515–516.
  8. ^ George M. Williams (27 March 2008). Handbook of Hindu Mythology. Oxford University Press. pp. 217–8, 230. ISBN 978-0-19-5332-61-2.

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