Renuka (रेणुका) is from the Sanskrit renu (atom, dust). **The mother of Parashurama** in Hindu epic — when her husband the sage Jamadagni saw her momentarily distracted by the beauty of a Gandharva king, he ordered his sons to behead her. **Only Parashurama obeyed; then asked his father to restore her life.** Worshipped as the goddess **Yellamma in southern India** — one of the most popular grama-devata folk goddesses.
Worshipped at the Mahur shrine, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.
Renuka reduces to five — the number of mother-goddess.