Kavyamata | |
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Texts | Devi Bhagavata Purana, Ramayana |
Gender | Female |
Genealogy | |
Spouse | Bhrigu |
Children | Shukra |
Kavyamata (Sanskrit: काव्यमाता, romanized: Kāvyamātā) is a consort of the rishi Bhrigu In Hinduism. She is the mother of Shukra, the god of the planet Venus and the preceptor of the asuras. She was beheaded by the preserver deity, Vishnu, for protecting the asuras.