Devasenā
Devasenā · deva-senā, “army of the devas”
Devasenā is a name used for more than one devī in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Shashṭhī Devī: Devasenā, called Shashṭhī, a pradhāna-aṃśa of Prakṛti, the protector of infants and the wife of Kumārasvāmī (Kārttikeya). Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapters 1, 4, 16, 26, 34, 43; Gaṇeśa Khaṇḍa, Chapter 17; Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapters 8, 59, 100; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 55
- Sena Devasenā: Sena, also called Devasenā, the wife of Kārttikeya, the commander of the divine army. Skanda Purāṇa, Māheśvara Khaṇḍa, Kedāra Khaṇḍa, Chapter 27; Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapters 223–229
- Devasenā (Daughter of Sāvitrī): one of the five Kṛttikās borne by Sāvitrī to Brahmā. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 8