Neela (goddess)
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Neelima | |
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Personification of sapphire | |
Member of Navaratna | |
Other names | Neelam, Neelima, Neela, Neelamratna, Shanipriya |
Devanagari | नीला |
Sanskrit transliteration | Nīlā |
Affiliation | Devi ,shakti |
Abode | Shatrun |
Mantra | "Om Mashashva Tailai Vimlendranilam Tila Kulittha Mahishi Choham." |
Symbol | Sapphire |
Color | Blue |
Personal information | |
Parents |
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Consort | Shani |
Children | Kuligna (son) |
In Hinduism, Neela is known as Neelima or Neelamratna. She is the first consort and the chief wife of Shani and mother of Kuligna. She balances and increases power of Shani and is the goddess of the gemstone Blue Sapphire gemstone. Her son Kuligna is a Rishi.[1] Her husband, Shani, also married a Gandharva lady, Dhamini. She is daughter of Daksha and born from Prasuti.
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- ^ "Mythology 9: Shani". Times of India Blog. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.