Ushā
Ushā
Ushā is a name used for more than one devī and princess in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Saṃjñā: the wife of Sūrya and mother of Yama, Yamunā, Vaivasvata Manu and the Aśvins, whom the Brahma Purāṇa also calls Sureśvarī and, in the Gautamī Māhātmya, Ushā. Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa; Skanda Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa
- Ushas: the Dawn as a devatā, who adorned Daksha’s yajña with Śraddhā, Sarasvatī and the other powers and receives the bali on the north side. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 221; Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 39
People
- Ushā, Daughter of Bāṇāsura: the daughter of the asura Bāṇāsura, who saw Aniruddha in a dream and became his wife at Śoṇitapura and then at Dvārakā. Hari Vamśa Purāṇa; Śiva Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa