A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2082

c5.2082

VIDYĀ-DHARA (mas.), VIDYĀ-DHARĪ (fem.). ‘Possessors of knowledge.’ A class of inferior deities inhabiting the regions between the earth and sky, and generally of benevolent disposition. They are attendants upon Indra, but they have chiefs and kings of their own, and are represented as intermarrying and having much intercourse with men. They are also called Kāma-rūpin, ‘taking shapes at will;’ Khechara and Nabhas-chara, ‘moving in the air;’ Priyam-vada, ‘sweet-spoken.’