Renuka

In the epics

Renuka appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: Wife of Jamadagni.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Tula
• Nakshatra: Vishakha
• More names starting with R

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Goddess Renuka, mother of Parashuram”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Bhargav — Descendant of Bhrigu, another name for Shukra or Parashuram
• Aditi — Free, boundless, mother of gods
• Rhea — Flowing stream, mother goddess
• Gayathri — A sacred Vedic hymn, mother of Vedas
• Gayatri — Mother of the Vedas, divine hymn
• Mariyamma — Mother Mary, beloved of Mary

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Gauri — Goddess Parvati, fair complexioned
• Shraddha — Faith, devotion, reverence
• Janhavi — Daughter of Jahnu, river Ganga
• Laxmi — Goddess of wealth and prosperity
• Swati — A star, pearl, independent
• Kavita — Poem, poetry, literary composition

Other names under Tula rashi

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Reyansh — Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Rohan — Ascending, growing
• Rudra — Lord Shiva, storm god
• Riya — Singer, graceful
• Ranveer — Hero of the battlefield

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Tula names.

Where this comes from

Renuka has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.