Sinivali

Sinivali (Sanskrit: सिनीवाली, Sinīvālī) is a Vedic goddess, mentioned in two hymns of the Rigveda, in RV 2.32 and RV 10.184.^[1] In 2.32.7-8 she is described as broadhipped, fair-armed, fair-fingered, presiding over fecundity and easy birth. She is invoked together with , Raaka, Sarasvati, Indrani and Varunani. In 10.184.2, she is invoked together with Sarasvati to place the fetus in the womb.^[2]

In later Vedic texts, she is identified with Raka, presiding over the new moon.

Sinivali is also the name of a daughter of Angiras in the Mahabharata, of a wife of and of the mother of in the Brahma Purana, and a name of Durga.

References[]

^ Kinsley, David (1987, reprint 2005). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0394-9, p.15
^ O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger (2000). The Rig Veda: An Anthology. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 291. ISBN 0-14-044402-5.

[1] Kinsley, David (1987, reprint 2005). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0394-9, p.15

[2] O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger (2000). The Rig Veda: An Anthology. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 291. ISBN 0-14-044402-5.

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