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Rohini

The star group (nakshatra) Rohini as the favourite wife of Soma, one of the daughters of Prajapati or Daksha. Soma's partiality to her brings on his wasting illness.

Sources: The Veda of the Black Yajus School (Taittiriya Sanhita), tr. A. B. Keith (1914); The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Rohini's web

Relations 1

Rohini consort of

Soma (God) · Soma, Rohini and the waning moon
Rohini is the favourite among the star wives.

Stories 1

Soma, Rohini and the waning moon
Origin · as the favoured wife · 3 tellings

Cited

The Veda of the Black Yajus School (Taittiriya Sanhita), tr. A. B. Keith (1914) § 2.3.5 Primary text (translation)
The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § shalya.35 Primary text (translation)