Manda (goddess)

Dhamini Manda
AffiliationDevi, Gandharva
AbodeGandharvaloka
Mantraoṁ māndāyaya dhāmānā namaḥ
MountSwan, Donkey
Genealogy
Parents
  • Chitraratha (father)
  • Divyanka (mother)
ConsortShani
ChildrenGulikana/Mandi(son)

In Hinduism, Manda (Sanskrit: मान्दा, Māndā) or Dhamini (Sanskrit: धामिनी, Dhāminī) is the second consort of Shani and mother of Gulikan. She is a gandharva princess and the most famous chief consort of Shani. Manda is mentioned as the divine regent of Saturn (Shani) in India.[1]

  1. ^ Manfred Lurker (2004). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 978-0415340182.