Sinivali (, ) is a
Rigvedic deities, mentioned in two hymns of the
Rigveda, in RV 2.32 and RV 10.184.
[Kinsley, David (1987, reprint 2005). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, , p.15] In 2.32.7-8 she is described as broadhipped, fair-armed, fair-fingered, presiding over fecundity and easy birth. She is invoked together with Ganga, Raaka,
Saraswati,
Sachi and
Varunani. In 10.184.2, she is invoked together with Saraswati to place the fetus in the womb.
In
Atharvaveda 7.46, she is described as the consort of
Vishnu.
Sinivali is also mentioned as a name of
Lakshmi in her Sahasranama.
In later Vedic texts, she is identified with Raka, presiding over the new moon. Here, Sinivali is also mentioned as the name of a daughter of Angiras in the Mahabharata, as well as the wife of Dhatri and the mother of Darsha in the Brahma Purana.
