Vedic Mythology c5.s2.13

c5.s2.13

Indra's wife is several times referred to (1, 82⁵. ⁶; 3, 53⁴. ⁶; 10, 86⁹. ¹⁰). Her name is Indrāṇī in a hymn in which she is represented as conversing with Indra (10, 86¹¹. ¹²) and occurs in a few other passages which contain enumerations of goddesses (1, 22¹²; 2, 32⁸; 5, 46⁸). The ŚB. expressly states Indrāṇī to be Indra's wife (14, 2, 1⁸). The AB. (3, 22⁷), however, mentions Prāsahā and Senā as Indra's wives¹³. These two are identified with Indrāṇī (TB. 2, 4, 2⁷. ⁸; MS. 3, 8⁴; 4, 12¹)¹⁴. PISCHEL (VS. 2, 52) thinks that Śacī is the Proper name of Indra's wife in the RV. as well as in post-Vedic literature¹⁵. The AV. (7, 38²) refers to an Asura female who drew Indra down from among the gods; and the Kāṭhaka (IS. 3, 479) states that Indra enamoured of a Dānavī named Vilistengā, went to live among the Asuras, assuming the form of a female among females and of a male among males.