Rati
Rati is the Hindu goddess of pleasure and desire, the consort of Kama the god of love and the daughter of Daksha. When Shiva reduces Kama to ash with his third eye, Rati's grief moves him to restore Kama as a disembodied spirit; she is the model of devoted love in the Puranas.
Correspondences
Offerings
- Offerings
- HoneyFlowersFruitSweet rice
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- The Delight
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- Goddess of PleasureConsort of Kama
- Symbols
- LotusSugarcane bowFlower arrows
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- TonePlayful tendernessAddressLady RatiThe DelightRelationshipCompanion of desireWarningPleasure is not the same as loveResonanceThose seeking pleasure concord or spring
- Modern Practice
Invoked for love, pleasure and the sweetness of spring, usually beside Kama.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- LovePleasureDesireBeautySpring
- Mythology Summary
Rati is the Hindu goddess of pleasure and desire, the consort of Kama the god of love and the daughter of Daksha. When Shiva reduces Kama to ash with his third eye, Rati's grief moves him to restore Kama as a disembodied spirit; she is the model of devoted love in the Puranas.
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Moon
- Correspondences
- ColorsPinkRedWhiteScentsJasmineRoseSandalwoodMetalsGoldSilverAnimalsParrotSwan
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