Parjanya

Parjanya

Parjanya is a name used for more than one deva and ṛshi in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

  • Parjanya: the deva of the rain-cloud, made by Prajāpati, ninth of the twelve Ādityas and first devatā of the east in the vāstu-maṇḍala. Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 17, 40, 51, 93, 96, 215–216, 247, 259–260, 263, 282; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 22; Skandha 10, Chapters 3, 20, 57; Skandha 11, Chapter 2; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 50, 52, 65, 74, 78; Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 10–13; Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 8; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 3, 13, 30–31, 221

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