Renuka
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Renuka is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, best known as the virtuous wife of sage Jamadagni and mother of the warrior-sage Parashurama.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5647158 — 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: Renuka Context triple: [Parashurama, parent, Renuka]
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A.
Jambavati
Jambavati is a prominent queen of the Hindu deity Krishna, revered in scripture as one of his principal consorts and the daughter of the bear-king Jambavan.
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B.
Vaidehi
Vaidehi is an epithet of Sita, the revered heroine of the Hindu epic Ramayana and wife of Lord Rama.
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C.
Gauri
Gauri is a central character in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose life is shaped by political upheaval, personal loss, and the complexities of migration and identity.
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D.
Ramavati
Ramavati was a principal urban center that served as the capital city of the medieval Pala Empire in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Dushala
Dushala is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the only sister of the Kauravas and Pandavas and the daughter of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari.
- 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: Renuka Target entity description: Renuka is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, best known as the virtuous wife of sage Jamadagni and mother of the warrior-sage Parashurama.
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A.
Jambavati
Jambavati is a prominent queen of the Hindu deity Krishna, revered in scripture as one of his principal consorts and the daughter of the bear-king Jambavan.
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B.
Vaidehi
Vaidehi is an epithet of Sita, the revered heroine of the Hindu epic Ramayana and wife of Lord Rama.
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C.
Gauri
Gauri is a central character in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose life is shaped by political upheaval, personal loss, and the complexities of migration and identity.
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D.
Ramavati
Ramavati was a principal urban center that served as the capital city of the medieval Pala Empire in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Dushala
Dushala is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the only sister of the Kauravas and Pandavas and the daughter of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| alias |
Ellamma
ⓘ
Renuka Devi ⓘ Renukamba ⓘ Yellamma ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Parashurama as Vishnu avatar
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Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh ⓘ Jamadagni ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Parashurama ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ |
| child | Parashurama ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
healer goddess in folk traditions
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protector of the poor and marginalized ⓘ |
| deityType |
Shakti form
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local village goddess ⓘ |
| family | Bhrigu lineage ⓘ |
| festival | Yellamma Jatra at Saundatti ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Mahur Renuka Devi Temple
ⓘ
Renuka Lake Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Renuka Ji temple
Saundatti Yellamma Temple ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the mother of Parashurama
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being the wife of sage Jamadagni ⓘ exemplary chastity and devotion ⓘ |
| mythology | Puranic tradition ⓘ |
| parentOf | other sons of Jamadagni (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
South India
ⓘ
Western India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalMention |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Brahmanda Purana ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
mother of the sixth Vishnu avatar Parashurama
ⓘ
wife of sage Jamadagni ⓘ |
| spouse | Jamadagni ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
maternal compassion
ⓘ
wifely fidelity ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
Gramadevata
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Yellamma ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ |
| virtue | pativrata dharma ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
annual jatras and fairs
ⓘ
offerings for fertility and protection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Renuka Description of subject: Renuka is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, best known as the virtuous wife of sage Jamadagni and mother of the warrior-sage Parashurama.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Renuka