Editing Svaha (section)

== Deity ==

=== Legends ===
Svaha is personified as a [[goddess]] and as the consort of [[Agni]]. According to the [[Brahmavidya Upanishad]], Svaha represents the [[shakti]] or power that cannot be burned by Agni.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1197|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|date=2014-04-18|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-81-8475-277-9|language=en}}</ref>  In the [[Upanishads]], Svaha confesses to be enamoured by Agni and wishes to dwell with him. Hence, the deities state that oblations would be offered to Agni while invoking her name during hymns, allowing Svaha to dwell with Agni in perpetuity.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6JI-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA296|title=Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India|date=1863|publisher=Williams and Norgate|language=en}}</ref>

In some versions, she is one of the many divine mothers of [[Kartikeya]] (Skanda). She is also the mother of [[Agneya]] (Aagneya) — the daughter of Agni. She is considered to be a daughter of [[Daksha]] and his consort [[Prasuti]]. She is thought to preside over burnt offerings. Her body is said to consist of the four Vedas and her six limbs are considered to be the six Angas of the Vedas.

==== Story ====
In the ''[[Mahabharata]] Vana Parva'', [[Markandeya]] narrates her story to the [[Pandavas]]. Svaha was the daughter of [[Daksha]]. She fell in love with the God of Fire, Agni, and was pursuing him. Agni did not notice her. He presided over the sacrificial rituals of the [[Saptarshi|Saptarishi]]s. The deity became highly besotted with the wives of the Saptarishis who were so ravishing that he kept staring at them.

Finally, Agni could not bear the guilt of longing for wives belonging to someone else and he went to the forests to perform penances. Svaha followed him and understood his desire. She took the forms of the wives of the Saptarishis (though she was unable to take the form of [[Arundhati (Hinduism)|Arundhati]], wife of Vashishtha) and approached Agni six times, seducing him and throwing the seed of each union into a golden pot, from which Skanda was born.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hertel |first1=Bradley R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-OYL6Khg0UC&dq=svaha+goddess&pg=PA232 |title=Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context |last2=Humes |first2=Cynthia Ann |date=1993-01-01 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-1331-9 |pages=232 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Literature ===

==== Brahmanda Purana ====
The Brahmanda Purana mentions the names of the children of Svaha: Pavamāna, Pāvaka, and  Śuci.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-06-12 |title=The race of Agni [Chapter 12] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana/d/doc362725.html#note-e-125577 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

==== Devi Bhagavata Purana ====
In the [[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata Purana]], [[Narayana]] offers [[Narada]] the procedure to meditate upon Svaha:<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2013-05-15 |title=On the history of Svāhā [Chapter 43] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/devi-bhagavata-purana/d/doc57356.html |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=The following is the Dhyānam (meditation) of Svāhā Devī :-- O Devī Svāhā! Thou art embodied of the Mantras; Thou art the success of the Mantras; Thou art Thyself a Siddhā; Thou givest success and the fruits of actions to men; Thou dost good to all. Thus meditating, one should offer Pādya (water for washing the feet), etc., uttering the basic Mantra; success then comes to him. Now hear about the Radical Seed Mantra.

The said mantra (Mūla mantra) is this :-- “Om Hrīm Śrīm Vahnijāyāyai Devyai Svāhā.” If the Devī be worshipped with this Mantra, all the desires come to a successful issue.|title=[[Devi Bhagavata Purana]]|source=Book 9, Chapter 43}}

=== Beyond the Indian subcontinent and Hinduism ===
In [[Hinduism in Thailand]] call her '''Mae Phra pheling''' (แม่พระเพลิง) Which means goddess of Fire in Thai Language,. She is generally respected along with goddess [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]] and Mae Phra phay (wife of Vayu) from Hinduism with [[Phra Mae Thorani]] and [[Phosop]] from [[tai folk religion]], They five are usually worshipped or mentioned together., Her famous and much talked about sculptures in Thailand include Kuan Yin Inter-Religious Park  Phu Sawan sub district, Kaeng Krachan district, Phetchaburi province.<ref>https://kuanyinpark.org/index.php/sthan-thi-sakhay-laea-kar-yeiym-chm/daen-ha-mae-phu-ying-hiy</ref><ref>http://pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.th/~cvipada/land_06.html</ref> and Baan Sukhawadee, Sukhumvit Road, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province.<ref>https://harida.co.th/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1835:baan-sukhawadee-pattaya&catid=12&Itemid=375</ref>