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Uma

UMA. [Source: Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology] 'Light.'

A name of the consort of Siva. The earliest known metnion of the name is in the Kena Upanishad, where she appears as a mediatrix between Brahma and the other gods, and seems to be identified with Vach. See Devi.


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