Ekanamshaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Ekanamsha (Sanskrit: एकानंशा, Ekānaṁśā) is a Hindu goddesss, identified with Durga. In Sanskrit, Ekanamsha means, "the single, portionless one" and it is a name of the new moon. The Matsya Purana (LX.17) describes Ekanamsha as a dark variant of Uma. According to S. C. Mukherji, a modern scholar, in the Harivamsa, Ekanamsha is identified as a shakti of Vishnu, she descended as the daughter of Nanda to protect the baby Krishna from Kamsa. According to the Harivamsa (II.4.37-41), she was worshipped by the Vrishnis. Many "kinship triads", depicting Vasudeva Krishna, Balarama and their sister Ekanamsha have been found in the Mathura region, which are stylistically dated to the early centuries of the Common era.