Subhā, Wife of Aṅgiras

Subhā, simply known as Subha, Sanskrit: सुभा, Telugu: సుభ, Hindi: सुभा.

Subhā is the wife of Aṅgiras Maharshi. She is named in the Āṅgirasopākhyāna, the account of Aṅgiras in the Vana Parva of the Mahābhārata. She is the mother of the seven sons of Aṅgiras, among them Bṛhaspati, and of his eight daughters.

Who she is

Subhā is the wife of Aṅgiras. She is the mother of the whole household of Aṅgiras as the Vana Parva account describes it. Her name comes from śubha, which means auspicious or beautiful.

Aṅgiras is born from the yajña (fire ritual) fire of Brahmā, and he is also a son of Agni.

Her children

Aṅgiras had these children by Subhā.

Seven sons: Bṛhat-kīrti, Bṛhaj-jyoti, Bṛhad-brahma, Bṛhan-manas, Bṛhan-mantra, Bṛhad-bhāsa and Bṛhaspati.

Eight daughters: Bhānumatī (the wife of Candra), Rāgā, Sinīvālī, Arcishmatī, Havishmatī, Mahishmatī, Mahāmatī and Kuhū.

Bṛhaspati is her most famous son.

Sources

• Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapters 217–222 (Āṅgirasopākhyāna)