Bhadra

In Hinduism, Bhadra is a goddess of the hunt. The queen of the Lord Kuber was Bhadra, the daughter of lord Suryadev and sister of Shani . It is believed that she was filled with halahal, a poison.[1] Bhadra also refers to one of the eight eternal companions (Ashtanayika) of Goddes Durga.[2][3][4]

For other uses, see Bhadra (disambiguation).

Bhadra
Goddess of Hunting
Affiliation	Devi
Abode	Alkapuri
Mantra	Om Bhadraya Namah
Weapon	Spear
Personal information
Parents	Surya and Chhaya
Siblings	Shani, Tapati, Yami, Yama, Ashvins
Consort	Kubera
Children	Nalakuvara, Manibhadra

Bhadra

Bhadra (later incarnated to Lakshmi) is the daughter of Surya and Chhaya. The god Varuna, who had formerly been enamoured of her, carried her off from Utathya's hermitage, and would not give her up to Narada, who was sent to bring her back. Utathya, greatly enraged, drank up all the sea, still, Varuna would not let her go. At the desire of Utathya, the lake of Varuna was then dried up and the ocean swept away. The saint then addressed himself to the countries and to the river: -- "Saraswati, disappear into the deserts, and let this land, deserted by them, become impure." "After the country had become dried up, Varuna submitted himself to Utathya and brought back Bhadra. The sage was pleased to get her back , and released both the world and Varuna from their sufferings...."

See also

• Manibhadra
• Shani
• Yami
• Surya
• Chhaya
• Neela
• Manda

In television

Bhadra's childhood was shown in the show of Karmafal Daata Shani, which airs on Colors (TV channel). Her character was played by Nitanshi Goel.

References

1. Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 75. OCLC 500185831.
2. 1) Bangala Bhasar Abhidhaan ( Dictionary of the Bengali Language) Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd. 32A, APC Road, Kolakata – 700009, Volume 1, p.151. (ed. 1994)
3. Manorama Year Book (Bengali edition)Malyala Manorama Pvt. Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata- 700 009(ed.2012), p.153
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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