Renuka

Renuka
Renuka
Goddess of the Fallen
	The Mahur shrine of Renuka, venerated as a Shakti Pitha (a shrine of Mahadevi)
Devanagari	रेणुका
Sanskrit transliteration	Rénûka
Affiliation	Devi
Mount	Lion
Region	India
Personal information
Consort	Jamadagni
Children	Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, Parashurama

Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is a Hindu mother Goddess worshipped predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the western state of Maharashtra.^[3] She is the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of god Vishnu. She was given the name "Renuka" and acquired the status of a mother goddess before eventually being associated with the legend of Parashurama.^[4]

^ Thallam, Sarada (6 January 2017). Rajam Krishnan and Indian Feminist Hermeneutics. Cambridge Scholars. ISBN 9781443864916.
^ "Story of Jamadagni". 28 January 2019.
^ "Sri Renuka Amman Parameswari". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ Varadpande, Manohar Laxman (2009). Mythology of Vishnu and His Incarnations. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-1016-4.

[1] Thallam, Sarada (6 January 2017). Rajam Krishnan and Indian Feminist Hermeneutics. Cambridge Scholars. ISBN 9781443864916.

[2] "Story of Jamadagni". 28 January 2019.

[Sri_Renuka_Amman_Parameswari-3] "Sri Renuka Amman Parameswari". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[4] Varadpande, Manohar Laxman (2009). Mythology of Vishnu and His Incarnations. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-1016-4.

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Renuka
Goddess of the Fallen^[1]
The Mahur shrine of Renuka, venerated as a Shakti Pitha (a shrine of Mahadevi)
Devanagari	रेणुका
Sanskrit transliteration	Rénûka
Affiliation	Devi
Mount	Lion
Region	India
Personal information
Consort	Jamadagni
Children	Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, Parashurama^[2]