Deity.
Rati is the goddess of love and the wife of Kamadeva. She is mentioned in the Uttara Kanda among the divine beings of Indra's court.
Updated 30 Oct 2026
Rati shares in the story of Kamadeva, who loses his body to Shiva's anger. In the Ramayana she appears in passing in descriptions of the heavens and of beauty, and in later tradition she is reunited with her husband when he is reborn.
