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Shukra (), the Sanskrit for "clear, pure" or "brightness, clearness", is the name of the son of Bhrigu, and preceptor of the Daityas, and the guru of the Asuras, identified with the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas. He presides over Friday. He is of white complexion, middle-aged and of agreeable countenance. he is described variously as mounted on a camel, horse or crocodile. he holds a stick, beads and a lotus and sometimes a bow and arrow.〔Mythology of the Hindus By Charles Coleman p.134〕 Ushanas is the name of a Vedic rishi with the patronymic ''Kāvya'' (descendant of Kavi, AVŚ 4.29.6), who was later identified as Ushanas Shukra. He is venerated as a seer in the Bhagavad Gita where Krishna tells Arjun that among Kavis he is Ushanas.〔Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 37〕 ==Name== ''Shukra'' is etymologically identical with ''Shukla'' "light". As a noun, it is also the name of a Marutavaata, of a son of Vasishtha, of the third Manu, of one of the saptarshi under Manu Bhautya, of a son of Bhava, of a son of Havirdhana. Since he was the guru of Asuras, he was also called Asuracharya. ''Ushanas'' is also the name of the author of a Dharmashastra. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shukra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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