Sanjna

"Saranya" redirects here. For other uses, see Saranya (disambiguation).

Sanjna
Goddess of Clouds and Dusk
Surya with consorts Saranyu (Sanjna) and Chhaya
Devanagari	सरण्यु
Sanskrit transliteration	Saraṇyu/Sandhya
Affiliation	Devi
Personal information
Parents	Vishwakarma/Tvastar (father) Hiranyakashipu's daughter (mother)
Consort	Surya
Children	The Ashvins, Revant, Yama and Yami, Manu

Saranyu (Saraṇyū), Saranya, or Saraniya (also known as Sandhya, Sanjana, Sangya, Randal, Ravi Randal) is the wife of Surya, the twin of Trisiras, and the goddess of clouds in Hindu mythology, the mother of Revant and the twin Asvins (the Indian Dioscuri). She is also the mother of Manu, and of the twins Yama and Yami. According to Farnell, the meaning of the epithet is to be sought in the original conception of Erinys, which was akin to Ge.

Saraṇyū is the female form of the adjective saraṇyú, meaning "quick, fleet, nimble", used for rivers and wind in the Rigveda (compare also Sarayu).

In Television

• Saranyu or Sanghya is also depicted in the show, Karmaphal Daata Shani, which is airing on Colors TV.

See also

• Chhaya: the shadow-image of Saranyu
• Hindu deities

References

• Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)