Shashthi Devi
E1017126
Shashthi Devi is a Hindu goddess associated with fertility, childbirth, and the protection and well-being of children, especially revered in North Indian traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shashthi Devi canonical | 1 |
| Shodashi Devi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13032719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shashthi Devi Context triple: [Chhathi Maiya, hasTitle, Shashthi Devi]
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A.
Bhagavati Devi
Bhagavati Devi was the pious mother of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, a prominent Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya and founder of the Gaudiya Math.
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B.
Goddess Sharada
Goddess Sharada is a revered Hindu deity of wisdom, learning, and the arts, venerated as a form of Saraswati and especially worshipped at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Karnataka, India.
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C.
Kamakshi
Kamakshi is a revered form of the Hindu goddess Parvati, worshipped especially in Kanchipuram as a central deity of Shakta tradition.
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D.
Bagalamukhi
Bagalamukhi is a Hindu goddess and one of the ten Mahavidyas, revered for her power to paralyze enemies and silence negative forces.
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E.
Goddess Vindhyavasini
Goddess Vindhyavasini is a revered Hindu manifestation of the Divine Mother, worshipped especially in the Vindhyachal region as a powerful and protective form of Durga.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shashthi Devi Target entity description: Shashthi Devi is a Hindu goddess associated with fertility, childbirth, and the protection and well-being of children, especially revered in North Indian traditions.
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A.
Bhagavati Devi
Bhagavati Devi was the pious mother of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, a prominent Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya and founder of the Gaudiya Math.
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B.
Goddess Sharada
Goddess Sharada is a revered Hindu deity of wisdom, learning, and the arts, venerated as a form of Saraswati and especially worshipped at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Karnataka, India.
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C.
Kamakshi
Kamakshi is a revered form of the Hindu goddess Parvati, worshipped especially in Kanchipuram as a central deity of Shakta tradition.
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D.
Bagalamukhi
Bagalamukhi is a Hindu goddess and one of the ten Mahavidyas, revered for her power to paralyze enemies and silence negative forces.
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E.
Goddess Vindhyavasini
Goddess Vindhyavasini is a revered Hindu manifestation of the Divine Mother, worshipped especially in the Vindhyachal region as a powerful and protective form of Durga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
fertility deity ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ protection of children ⓘ well-being of children ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu goddesses
ⓘ
fertility goddesses ⓘ mother goddesses in Hinduism ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDevoteeGroup |
families with young children
ⓘ
new mothers ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
family welfare
ⓘ
human reproduction ⓘ |
| honoredOnOccasion |
childbirth ceremonies
ⓘ
first-feeding rituals ⓘ naming ceremonies ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of childbirth
ⓘ
protector of infants ⓘ protector of pregnant women ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fertility
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ nurturing ⓘ |
| typeOfCult | household deity worship ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Hindus ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Bengal region
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linked to:
Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent
Eastern India ⓘ
linked to:
eastern India
North India ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
|
| worshipPractices |
fasting by mothers
ⓘ
offerings for children’s health ⓘ vows for safe childbirth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shashthi Devi Description of subject: Shashthi Devi is a Hindu goddess associated with fertility, childbirth, and the protection and well-being of children, especially revered in North Indian traditions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shodashi (the Sixteen-year-old)
linked to: Shashthi Devi