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Prishni

Also called: Prisni

The speckled cow who is the mother of the Maruts. Scholars read her as the mottled storm cloud.

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

Relations 1

Prishni parent of

The Maruts (God)
The Maruts name the cow Prishni as their mother.

Stories 1

Diti's vow and the birth of the Maruts
Origin · as their mother in the Rigveda · 4 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 5.52.16 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 2.34.2 Primary text (translation)
Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) § s43 Scholarly