Vedic deity · mantra tradition

Kama

Deity of Love, Desire, Emotional Attraction, and Cosmic Creation

1 indexed mentions

Essence

Direction, symbols, and spiritual significance

Direction

The Center of the Heart

Symbol / weapon

Sugarcane bow, flower-tipped arrows, parrot mount, and gentle breeze

Significance

Governs wholesome affection, marital harmony, aesthetic joy, and emotional fulfillment.

Description

Kama is the Vedic deity of divine love, emotional connection, and creative desire. In philosophical texts, Kama represents the primal impulse of the universe to manifest and multiply out of love.

Mantra

Chant with reverence

ॐ क्लीं कामदेवय नमः॥

Om Kleem Kamadevaya Namah

Salutations to Kama, the divine master of love and harmonious attraction.

By Veda

  • atharvaveda: 1

Philosophy & themes

  • harmony
  • healing
  • invocation

Referenced works

Sample mantras / suktas