Vishnu takes form as an all-inclusive deity, known as Purusha or Mahāpurusha, Paramātma [Supreme Soul], Antaryāmi [In-dweller], and He is the Sheshin [Totality] in whom all souls are contained. He is Bhagavat or Bhagavan, which in Sanskrit means "possessing bhāga (Divine Glory)". Vishnu possesses six such divine glories, namely, Jñāna Omniscient; defined as the power to know about all beings simultaneously; Aishvarya Sovereignty, which persist in unchallenged rule over all; Shakti Energy, or ...

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With very few exceptions, all System Lords gain power by posing as Gods from various mythologies, thus enslaving the masses of various planets. The following is a list of the System Lords, grouped by the mythology from which they take their name. In general they are mostly Egyptian Gods, partially to feel more canon with the preceding film, but also due to the original location of the Stargate being in Egypt. Although the Goa'uld often pose as deities from many of Earth's religions to gain power, they generally do not take on the pers ...

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With very few exceptions, all System Lords gain power by posing as Gods from various mythologies, thus enslaving the masses of various planets. The following is a list of the System Lords, grouped by the mythology from which they take their name. In general they are mostly Egyptian Gods, partially to feel more canon with the preceding film, but also due to the original location of the Stargate being in Egypt. Although the Goa'uld often pose as deities from many of Earth's religions to gain power, they generally do not take on the pers ...

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Vishnu has a number of names, collected in the Vishnu sahasranama ("Vishnu's thousand names"), which occurs in the Mahabharata. In Vishnu Sahasranama Vishnu is praised as the Supreme God. The names are generally derived from the anantakalyanagunas (infinite auspicious attributes) of the Lord. Some names are: Acyutah (infallible) Ananta (endless, eternal, infinite) Kesava (slayer of Keshi, having long or much or handsome hair, from Atharvaveda viii , 6 , 23) Narayana (said to mean "He who ...

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According to various Purana, Vishnu is the ultimate omnipresent reality, is shapeless and omnipresent. However, a strict iconography governs His representation, whether in pictures, icons, or idols: He is to be depicted as a four-armed male-form: The four arms indicate his all-powerful and all-pervasive nature. The physical existence of Vishnu is represented by the two arms in the front while the two arms at the back represent his presence in the spiritual world. The Upanishad titled Gopal Uttartapani describes the four a ...

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Yama, although a controller, is still subordinate to the ultimate controllers Shiva and Vishnu. A story of Yama's subordinance to Shiva is well-illustrated in the story of Markandeya. [1] Yama is called Kala ("time"), while Shiva is called Mahakala ("greater time"). [2] Another story, found in the Bhagavata Purana, shows Yama's subordinance to Vishnu. The man Ajamila had committed many evil acts during his life such as stealing, abandoning his wife and children, and marrying a prostitute. At the moment of his death he in ...

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Dākshāyani was reborn as Pārvatī, daughter of Himavan, king of the mountains, and his wife, the apsara Menā. This time, she was born the daughter of a father whom she could respect, a father who appreciated Shiva fulsomely. Naturally, Pārvatī sought and received Shiva as her husband. This legend appears in detail in Tantra literature, in the puranas and in Kālidāsa's lyrical Kumārasāmbhavam, an epic that deals ...

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He is a Lokapala and an Aditya. In art, he is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a buffalo. He holds a loop of rope in his left hand with which he pulls the soul from the corpse. He is the son of Surya (Sun) and twin brother of Yami, or Yamuna, traditionally the first human pair in the Vedas. He was also worshiped as a son of Vivasvat and Saranya. He is one of the Ashta-Dikpalas and represents the south. He reports to Lord Shiva the Destroyer, an aspect of Trimurti (Hinduism's triune Godhead). Three hymns (10, 14, and 3 ...

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In a related usage, a yama is a "restraint" or rule for living virtuously. Ten yamas are codified in numerous scriptures, including the Shandilya and Varaha Upanishads, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Gorakshanatha, and the Tirumantiram of Tirumular. Patanjali lists five yamas in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The ten traditional yamas are: Ahimsa: abstinence from injury, harmlessness, the not causing of pain to any living creature in thought, word, or deed at any time. This is the "main" Yama. The other n ...

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Shiva:

A Hindu Deity. Part of the Trinity of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.

(See also: Shiva, Body Mind and Soul)

Hanuman:

Hindu deity usually represented as a monkey.

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Vishnu's consort is Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. Maya is the samvit (the primary intelligence) of Vishnu, while the other five attributes emerge from this samvit and hence Maya is his ahamata, activity, or Vishnu's Power. This power of God, Maya, is personified and is called Maya, Vishnumaya, or Mahamaya, and She is said to manifest Herself in, 1) kriyāshakti, (Creative Activity) and 2) bhütishakti (Creation) of Universe. Hence this world cannot part with His creativity i.e., ahamta, which is a feminine form and is called Maya. His vehicle is Garuda, the eagle; who is a part of His creation. He needs no ...

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puja:

hindu honour, respect or worship of a deity, flower offerings

(See also: puja, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Vasanta

The Hindu deity of Spring, also Spring itself

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The vedic mythology has several dimensions. Vedic mythology - The deities. Vedic mythologies contain certain elements which are common to other mythological traditions, like the mythologies of Persia, Greece, and Rome. Indra, a mythological god of the Vedas, is like Dyaus Pitar, the Sky Father, and is like Zeus and Iuppiter. The Vedic god Yama, the god who collects the dead, is Yima of Persian mythology and Emma in the Buddhist tradition of Japan. Vedic mythology contains descriptions and celestial hymns p ...

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Major branches of Vaishnavism include:- Srivaishnavism (espoused by Ramanuja who advocated Vishishtadvaita), Dvaita (espoused by Madhvacharya or Madhva) Gaudiya Vaishnavism (espoused by Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu); the Hare Krishna movement or ISKCON adheres to Gaudiya Vaishnavism. See also the articles on Vaishnavism, Vaishnava Theology, and Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology ...

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It is not clearly known when or how the worship of Vishnu began. In the Vedas, and the information on Aryan beliefs, Vishnu is associated with Indra. However, Shukavak N. Dasa, a Vaishnavite scholar, in reference at this link has commentated that Srivaishnavites would note that: The praise of Indra and other devas in the Vedas are not intended for the particular deity, but for the Supreme Being, Brahman, who is the inner soul of devas and all other beings. The various deities addressed in the hymns are simply different ...

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Ganesh:

Hindu deity usually represented as an elephant. Ganesh is the overcomer of obstacles, and the son of Shiva. Probably the most popular of Hindu Gods in India today.

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Vishnu takes form as an all-inclusive deity, known as Purusha or Mahāpurusha, Paramātma [Supreme Soul], Antaryāmi [In-dwelle ...

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Although Brahmā is prayed to in almost all hindu religious rites, there are only two temples dedicated to him in India, the more prominent of which is at Pushkar, close to Jaipur. Once a year, on the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartika (October - November), a religious festival is held in Brahmā's honour. Thousands of pilgrims come to bathe in the holy lake adjecent to the temple. There is also a famous murti of Brahmā at Mangalwedha, 52 km from Solapur district in Maharashtra. There is one more temple for Brahma in the te ...

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Vishnu has a number of names, collected in the Vishnu sahasranama ("Vishnu's thousand names"), which occurs in the Mahabharata. In Vishnu Sahasranama Vishnu is praised as the Supreme God. The names are generally derived from the anantakalyanagunas (infinite auspicious attributes) of the Lord. Some names are: Acyutah (infallible) Ananta (endless, eternal, infinite) Kesava (slayer of Keshi, having long or much or handsome hair, from Atharvaveda viii , 6 , 23) Narayana (said to mean "He who ...

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According to various Purana, Vishnu is the ultimate omnipresent reality, is shapeless and omnipresent. However, a strict iconography governs His representation, whether in pictures, icons, or idols: He is to be depicted as a four-armed male-form: The four arms indicate his all-powerful and all-pervasive nature. The physical existence of Vishnu is represented by the two arms in the front while the two arms at the back represent his presence in the spiritual world. The Upanishad titled Gopal Uttartapani describes the four a ...

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