Vedic Mythology c5.s3.6

c5.s3.6

She herself is a purifier (1, 3^). She is besought to come 'swelling with streams' (6, 52^6) and, along with the waters, the bestowers of wealth, progeny, and immortality, to grant vitality (10, 30¹²). She bestows vitality and offspring (2, 41¹⁷) and is associated with deities who assist procreation (10, 184²). She is also said to have given a son named Divodāsa to Vadhryaśva (6, 61¹). Her unfailing breast (cp. AB. 4, 1) yields riches of every kind (1, 164⁴⁹). She is often said to bestow wealth, plenty, and nourishment (7, 95²; 8, 21¹⁷; 9, 67³²; 10, 17⁸. ⁹), and several times receives the epithet *subhaga*, 'bountiful' (1, 89³; 7, 95⁴. ⁶; 8, 21¹⁷). As a mother (*ambā*) she grants reputation to the unrenowned (2, 41¹⁶). She stimulates, directs, and prospers the devotions of her worshippers (1, 3¹⁰. ¹¹; 2, 3⁸; 6, 61⁴). She is invoked along with the goddesses of prayer (7, 37¹¹; 10, 65¹³). She destroys the revilers of the gods, is terrible, and a Vṛtra-slayer (6, 61³· ⁷). But to her worshippers she affords protection and conquers their enemies (7, 95⁴· ⁵; 2, 30⁸; 6, 49⁷).