[5] Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism (including Vajrayana) both make use of Svāhā as a mantric invokation recited during rituals or as part of mantras.

Etymologically, the Sanskrit term derives from the root words सू sū- "good" and आहा -āhā "to call".

[7][8] Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism both make use of the Sanskrit word svāhā (romanized Sanskrit transcription; Devanagari: स्वाहा; Khmer: ស្វាហា; Thai: สวาหะ; Chinese: 薩婆訶, sà pó hē, Japanese: sowaka; Tibetan: སྭཱ་ཧཱ་ sw'a h'a; Korean: 사바하, sabaha; Vietnamese: ta bà ha) as a ritual or mantric invokation.

[9][7] Svāhā is often included at the end of a specific mantra, which may invoked during yajna fire sacrifices, yogic practices (like japa) and worship.

He describes svāhā as a term of blessing—"an ecstatic shout of joy, expressive of a feeling of complete release"[10] In Buddhist texts, svāhā first appears in the dhāraṇīs inserted into Mahāyāna sūtras, such as the Lotus Sūtra and the Golden Light Sūtra.

Finally, Agni could not bear the guilt of longing for wives belonging to someone else and he went to the forests to perform penances.

[13] The Brahmanda Purana mentions the names of the children of Svaha: Pavamāna, Pāvaka, and Śuci.

Thus meditating, one should offer Pādya (water for washing the feet), etc., uttering the basic Mantra; success then comes to him.

She is generally respected along with goddess Ganga and Mae Phra phay (wife of Vayu) from Hinduism with Phra Mae Thorani and Phosop from tai folk religion, They five are usually worshipped or mentioned together., Her famous and much talked about sculptures in Thailand include Kuan Yin Inter-Religious Park Phu Sawan sub district, Kaeng Krachan district, Phetchaburi province.

[16][17] and Baan Sukhawadee, Sukhumvit Road, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province.