Kamadhenu

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Kamadhenu is the divine wish-fulfilling cow of Hindu mythology, revered as the mother of all cattle and a symbol of abundance and prosperity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kamadhenu canonical 4
divine cow Nandini (in legends) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
divine cow
goddess
associatedDeity Brahma
Shiva
Vashistha
Vishnu
associatedWith Brahmins
Vedic rituals
agriculture
auspiciousness
cattle
cows
dharma
food
ghee
milk
sacrificial rites
wealth
bodyContains all gods
all sacred rivers
all worlds
culturalRole emblem of agrarian prosperity
model for gau puja (cow worship)
prototype of all earthly cows
describedAs cow of plenty
wish-fulfilling cow
epithet mother of all cows
hasAbility grant any wish
manifest warriors from her body
produce all desired objects
provide inexhaustible food
oftenDepictedAs cow with a human female head
cow with a peacock tail
cow with various deities in her body
cow with wings
white cow
originStory emerged from the Ocean of Milk during the Samudra Manthan
sometimes said to reside in the hermitage of sage Vashistha
otherName Surabhi
parentOf Nandini
many divine cows
religion Hinduism
symbolizes abundance
all cattle
fertility
motherhood
nourishment
prosperity
veneratedAs sacred cow
source of ritual offerings

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samudra Manthan featuresBeing Kamadhenu
Vashistha possesses divine cow Nandini (in legends)
linked to: Kamadhenu
Kshira Sagara producedFromChurning Kamadhenu
subject linked to: Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)
Ocean of Milk yields Kamadhenu
Jamadagni possessed Kamadhenu