anning ▁ ▁are ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁das ī s ▁— ▁servants . ▁ ▁Their ▁names ▁represent ▁the ▁benefits ▁acc ru ed ▁by ▁the ▁wor sh i pper ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁thus ▁ ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁S idd hi ; ▁he ▁similarly ▁functions ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Ś ub ha ▁( aus p icious ness ) ▁and ▁L ā b ha ▁( pro fit ), ▁a ▁pair ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁( pro s per ity ) ▁and ▁L ā b ha . ▁ ▁Though ▁in ▁Var an asi ▁the ▁pa ired ▁figures ▁were ▁usually ▁called ▁ ▁and ▁S idd hi , ▁' s ▁relationship ▁to ▁them ▁was ▁often ▁vague . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁their ▁m ā lik , ▁their ▁owner ; ▁they ▁were ▁more ▁often ▁das ī s ▁than ▁pat n ī s ▁( w ives ). " ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁A j it ā g ama , ▁a ▁T ant ric ▁form ▁of ▁G anes ha ▁called ▁Har id ra ▁Gan ap ati ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁tur mer ic - color ed ▁and ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁two ▁un named ▁w ives . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁" w ives " ▁( S ansk rit : ▁; ▁) ▁is ▁specifically ▁used ▁( S ansk rit : ▁; ▁). ▁These ▁w ives ▁are ▁distinct ▁from ▁sh akt is . ▁ ▁Un mar ried ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁tradition , ▁G anes ha ▁was ▁a ▁bra hm ac ā rin , ▁that ▁is , ▁un mar ried . ▁This