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Indrani

Also called: Shachi

The wife of Indra, who speaks in the Vrishakapi hymn (Rigveda 10.86) and is named in lists of goddesses.

Sources: Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer; Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) · see Indrani's web

Relations 1

Indrani consort of

Indra (God)
Indrani is called most fortunate among wives because her husband will never die of old age. The Aitareya Brahmana names Prasaha and Sena as Indra's wives.

Stories 1

Nahusha on Indra's throne
From the epics · as Shachi, Indra's queen, who finds him · 4 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.86.11 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 1.22.12 Primary text (translation)
Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) § s22 Scholarly