Apsaras
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Apsarasas · water maidens
spoken of as
1 expressionWater maidens“Apsaras”1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
May the Gandharvas and the water maidens guard our mind in the sound of the stream.
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Celestial water-nymphs invoked alongside the Gandharvas for protection.
May the Gandharvas and the water maidens guard our mind in the sound of the stream.
Rigveda
The Apsaras, celestial water-nymphs associated with the Gandharva and with wandering munis.
Roaming in the footsteps of the Apsarasas, the Gandharvas, and the beasts — the Keśin, knowing [all] intentions, is the sweetest and most intoxicating friend.
The Apsaras, smiling at her lover, the woman, bears him in the highest heaven.