Svāhā (English spelling) Svaha

Japanese: Svāhā(英語表記)Svaha
Svāhā (English spelling) Svaha

…He has six faces and rides a peacock. He is generally considered to be the son of Shiva and his wife Parvati, but in the Mahabharata he is directly the son of Agni (the fire god) and Svāhā (the Sabhāka), and is the god of plague who creates disease. It is believed that he was originally a non-Aryan folk deity. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Svāhā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…六面を持ち孔雀を乗物とする。一般にシバ神とその妃パールバティーの息子とされるが,《マハーバーラタ》においては,直接にはアグニ(火天)とスワーハーSvāhā(薩婆訶(そわか))の息子とされ,病魔を生み出す疫病神である。元来は非アーリヤ的な土俗神であったと推測される。…

※「Svāhā」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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