Maṅgalā
Maṅgalā, “auspicious”
Maṅgalā is a name used for more than one devī and woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Pārvatī: Maṅgalā as a name of Pārvatī, called on in nyāsa and in the gifts of vratas.
People
- Maṅgalā, Wife of Śivaśarma: the second wife of the brāhmaṇa Śivaśarma, who gave all her puṇya to the boar who had been Sudevā. Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi Khaṇḍa, Chapters 51–52