Shashthi
E1017128
Shashthi is a Hindu fertility and child-protecting goddess widely worshipped in eastern and northern India, often associated with blessings for offspring and the well-being of children.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shashthi canonical | 4 |
| Chaitra Shukla Shashthi | 1 |
| Kartika Shukla Shashthi | 1 |
| Shashthi Puja | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13032724 — 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 Context triple: [Chhathi Maiya, relatedConcept, Shashthi]
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A.
Surya Shashti
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
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B.
Ratha Saptami
Ratha Saptami is a Hindu festival that marks the symbolic birth of the Sun God Surya and the transition toward warmer, harvest-friendly days, celebrated with sun worship and ritual baths.
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C.
Anustubh
Anustubh is a classical Vedic Sanskrit meter, most notably used in the form of the śloka, the common verse form of much of ancient Indian epic and religious literature.
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D.
Shodashi
Shodashi is a revered Hindu goddess, considered a youthful and radiant form of Tripura Sundari associated with beauty, wisdom, and supreme cosmic power in the Shakta tradition.
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E.
Rukmini Dwadashi
Rukmini Dwadashi is a Hindu religious observance dedicated to honoring Goddess Rukmini, the principal consort of Lord Krishna, typically marked by special prayers, fasting, and temple rituals.
- 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 Target entity description: Shashthi is a Hindu fertility and child-protecting goddess widely worshipped in eastern and northern India, often associated with blessings for offspring and the well-being of children.
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A.
Surya Shashti
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
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B.
Ratha Saptami
Ratha Saptami is a Hindu festival that marks the symbolic birth of the Sun God Surya and the transition toward warmer, harvest-friendly days, celebrated with sun worship and ritual baths.
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C.
Anustubh
Anustubh is a classical Vedic Sanskrit meter, most notably used in the form of the śloka, the common verse form of much of ancient Indian epic and religious literature.
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D.
Shodashi
Shodashi is a revered Hindu goddess, considered a youthful and radiant form of Tripura Sundari associated with beauty, wisdom, and supreme cosmic power in the Shakta tradition.
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E.
Rukmini Dwadashi
Rukmini Dwadashi is a Hindu religious observance dedicated to honoring Goddess Rukmini, the principal consort of Lord Krishna, typically marked by special prayers, fasting, and temple rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
child-protecting goddess ⓘ fertility goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
children ⓘ fertility ⓘ maternity ⓘ offspring ⓘ protection of children ⓘ well-being of children ⓘ |
| cultRegion |
Assam
ⓘ
Bengal ⓘ Bihar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Odisha ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| cultType | folk goddess cult ⓘ |
| dayAssociation | sixth day after childbirth ⓘ |
| domain |
family rites
ⓘ
household religion ⓘ |
| festival |
Shashthi Puja
ⓘ
linked to:
Shashthi
|
| function |
bestower of long life to children
ⓘ
preventer of miscarriages ⓘ protector from childhood diseases ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorific | Maa Shashthi ⓘ |
| iconography |
often depicted with children
ⓘ
sometimes depicted riding a cat ⓘ |
| observedOn | sixth day of the lunar fortnight ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
giver of offspring
ⓘ
guardian of infants ⓘ protector of children ⓘ |
| symbol |
cat
ⓘ
children ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Hindus
ⓘ
families seeking children ⓘ new mothers ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
birth rituals
ⓘ
early childhood rites ⓘ naming ceremonies ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Eastern India
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern India
India ⓘ Northern India ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
|
| worshipType |
domestic worship
ⓘ
village-level worship ⓘ |
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 Description of subject: Shashthi is a Hindu fertility and child-protecting goddess widely worshipped in eastern and northern India, often associated with blessings for offspring and the well-being of children.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Panchami refers to the fifth day of the lunar fortnight
linked to: Shashthi
linked to: Shashthi