Renuka
| Renuka | |
|---|---|
Goddess of the Fallen | |
| Devanagari | रेणुका |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Rēṇuka |
| Affiliation | Devi |
| Mantra | ॐ रेणुकायै विद्महे मातृरूपाय धीमहि । तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात् ॥ |
| Texts | Renuka Tantram |
| Region | India |
| Genealogy | |
| Consort | Jamadagni |
| Children | Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, Parashurama |
Goddess Renuka or Mahur Renuka, also known as Renuka Bhavani, Yellamma Devi, is a Hindu mother goddess venerated predominantly in the South & Western Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh. She is regarded as the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu and is considered a manifestation of the Mother Goddess or Shakti in regional devotional traditions in Hindu mythology, and was the wife of sage Jamadagni, one of the Saptarishis.