Asita

By Jit Majumdar

1. not white; unbound
2. dark; night; dark blue; black
3. an epithet for Śani (Saturn) (V.B. Sańhitā); a son of Bharata (V. Rām.); the comon Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria); a mountain; (fem: asitā) – a daughter of Vīraņa and wife of Dakşa (Hv. Pur.); another name for the river Yamunā.

Contributors to this article

Explore Other Articles

Shiva Shadakshara Stotram
Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics: A Quantum Mechanical Challenge Toward a Union of Love and Knowledge
Namaskarchintamani
Vadakkunathan Temple
Garuda Puran