Renuka

Renuka
Renuka
Goddess of the Fallen
	The Mahur shrine of Renuka, venerated as a Shakti Pitha in Shaktism
Devanagari	रेणुका
Sanskrit transliteration	Rénûka
Affiliation	Devi
Region	India
Genealogy
Consort	Jamadagni
Children	Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, Parashurama

Mahur Renuka, also known as Yellamma Devi, is a Hindu mother goddess venerated predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.^[3] She is regarded as the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of the god Vishnu. Originally named Renuka, she attained the status of a mother goddess in regional traditions, later becoming associated with the legend of Parashurama in Hindu mythology.^[4]

^ Thallam, Sarada (6 January 2017). Rajam Krishnan and Indian Feminist Hermeneutics. Cambridge Scholars. ISBN 9781443864916.
^ "Story of Jamadagni". 28 January 2019.
^ "Sri Renuka Mahar 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 Mahar 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 in Shaktism
Devanagari	रेणुका
Sanskrit transliteration	Rénûka
Affiliation	Devi
Region	India
Genealogy
Consort	Jamadagni
Children	Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, Viśvāvasu, Parashurama^[2]