Rati
deity figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Rāti
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Minor deity of bounty/gift-giving, invoked alongside Dhātṛ and Savitṛ.
May Dhātṛ, Rāti, and Savitṛ be pleased with this;
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Consort of the god of love, invoked in simile comparing Sītā's beauty to her.
Dark-haired, with lips red as Bimba fruit, slender-waisted, well-proportioned — Sītā with eyes like lotus petals, like Rati to Manmatha.