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Svaha

Also called: Swaha

In the Rigveda svaha is the cry spoken as an offering goes into the fire. The Mahabharata (Vana Parva 223-230) makes her a daughter of Daksha who loves Agni, takes the shapes of six of the seven sages' wives to win him, becomes the mother of Skanda, and is granted that every oblation be offered with her name so that she lives with Agni for ever.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer; Svaha - Wikipedia · see Svaha's web

Relations 3

Svaha consort of

Agni (God) · Svaha, Agni and the birth of Skanda
Epic marriage; Skanda's boon joins her name to every oblation.

Svaha parent of

Kartikeya (God) · Svaha, Agni and the birth of Skanda
Mother of Skanda in the Vana Parva account only.

Svaha received a boon from

Kartikeya (God) · Svaha, Agni and the birth of Skanda
All oblations to gods and ancestors are to be offered with her name.

Stories 1

Svaha, Agni and the birth of Skanda
From the epics · as daughter of Daksha who loves Agni · 4 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § vana.223-230 Primary text (translation)
Svaha - Wikipedia Encyclopedia