Mohini

Glossary

The only female form of Vishnu and the deity of enchantment in the Hindu pantheon. She appears in the Samudra Manthan episode of the Bhagavata Purana to take the pot of amrit (elixir of immortality) from the asuras to the devas. In some Puranas, she is depicted as Shiva’s consort and the mother of Aiyanar Sasta.

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Mohini%newline%The only female form of Vishnu and the deity of enchantment in the Hindu pantheon. She appears in the Samudra Manthan episode of the Bhagavata Purana to take the pot of amrit (elixir of immortality) from the asuras to the devas. In some Puranas, she is depicted as Shiva’s consort and the mother of Aiyanar Sasta.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Mohini”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mohini/
MLA	“Mohini.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mohini/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Mohini. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mohini/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)