Svaha

Svaha (Sanskrit: स्वाहा, IAST: Svāhā), also referred to as Manyanti, is the Hindu goddess of sacrifices featured in the Vedas. She is the consort of Agni, and the daughter of either Daksha or Brihaspati, depending on the literary tradition. According to the Brahmavaivarta Purana, she is an aspect of Prakriti (nature), an element without which Agni cannot sustain.

Svaha
Goddess of Sacrifices
Agni with Svaha
AffiliationDevi
AbodeAgniloka
MantraOm Svaha
Personal information
ParentsDaksha (father) and Prasuti (mother)
ConsortAgni
ChildrenPavaka, Pavamana, Shuchi, Agneya, Skanda

Additionally, in Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit lexical item svāhā (romanized Sanskrit transcription; Devanagari: स्वाहा; Khmer: ស្វាហា; Thai: สวาหะ; Chinese: 薩婆訶, sà pó hē, Japanese: sowaka; Tibetan: སྭཱ་ཧཱ་ sw'a h'a; Korean: 사바하, sabaha; Vietnamese : ta bà ha) is a denouement used at the end of a mantra, which is invoked during yajna fire sacrifices and worship. Svāhā is chanted to offer oblation to the gods. As a feminine noun, svāhā in the Rigveda may also mean oblation (to Agni or Indra). Svaha is also considered to mean an auspicious ending.

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