Encyclopedia - Prahlada: Encyclopedia - Prahlada
In Hinduism, Prahlada was a son of Hiranyakashipu, a Daitya who hated the devas, and most especially, Lord Vishnu, the followers of whom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prahlada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prahlada - Attempts To Kill Prahlada
Hiranyakashipu was furious at Prahlada for being a devotee of Vishnu, whom he despised. He attempted to show off his own greatness and tr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Prahlada
Prahlada (Sanskrit) A devotee of Vishnu.   (See also: Prahlada , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Article - Gods In Hinduism: Multiple Paths To The Supreme One  
Earth, water, fire, wind, sky, the astral bodies, dawn, night, thunderstorms and lightning are all worshipped and deified in Hinduism....   » Read the article

Article - Faith: Shraddha In God Works Wonders  
Faith is a rare gift of God granted only to humans, and it forms the basis of human relationships. We need to repose faith in our pare...   » Read the article

Article - Love And Happiness: Surrender The Ego, Attain Happiness
In today's fast-changing world, materialism and stress have become part of our everyday lives. We are constantly looking for answers: ...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Worship: An Introduction To Hindu Worship
There is no reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas give descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Sadhana: Introduction To Yoga Sadhana
An introduction to Yoga Sadhana.   From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prahlada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prahlada - The Devotee
The story of Prahlada is told in the Seventh book of the Srimad Bhagavatam. It is a fascinating account of how one who is devoted to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiranyakashipu: Encyclopedia - Hiranyakashipu
In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu (or Hiranyakasipu) was a demon whose younger brother, Hiranyaksha was killed by Varaha, one of the avatars of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahajanas: Encyclopedia - Mahajanas
Bhagavata Purana 6.3.20 list twelve Mahajanas, great devotees of Vishnu and knowers of dharma. They are Lord Brahma, Narada, Shiva, the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahobilam: Encyclopedia - Ahobilam
Ahobilam is a major center of pilgrimage in south India. According to the legend, this is where Lord Narasimha blessed Prahlada and kille...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narasimha: Encyclopedia - Narasimha
Narasimha ("man-lion"), also known as Narasingh, is the Fourth Avatara of Vishnu. Narasimha - Legend. In the form of his previous avatar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vibhishana: Encyclopedia - Vibhishana
Vibhishana (Sanskrit: विभीषण्, vibhīśań) is a Hindu mythological character in the epic Ramayana. He is portrayed as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti: Encyclopedia - Bhakti
Bhakti (Sanskrit: भक्ति; Tamil: பக்தி) is a Tamil or Sanskrit term from Hinduism that means intense devotion expresse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miracle: Encyclopedia - Miracle
According to many religions, a miracle, derived from the old Latin word miraculum meaning 'something wonderful', is a striking interposit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Mythology: Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Mythology
Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the growing South Indian religious faith and officially an offshoot of Hinduism known as Ayyavazh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yakshagana: Encyclopedia - Yakshagana
Yakshagana is a classical folk art form of the state of Karnataka in India mostly popular in the discricts of North Canara, Shimoga, Udup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Onam: Encyclopedia - Onam
Onam ഓണം, the foremost festival among the cultural repertoire of Malayalees, falls in the harvest season of August- September. The ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Prahlada
Prahlada One of the greatest devotees of Lord Vishnu. As the five-year-old son of the mighty demon Hiranyakashipu, he openly dared to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Prahlada
Prahlada (Sanskrit) A devotee of Vishnu.   (See also: Prahlada , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Prahlada
Prahlada: Prahlada - a devotee of Vishnu   (See also: Prahlada , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: Sai Baba Dictionary On Prahlada
Prahlada: Prahlada: 'The joy of understanding', son of the asura ruler Hiranyakasipu but protected and saved by the Lord; pupil of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Prahlada
Prahlada (Sanskrit). The son of Hiranyakashipu, the King of the Asuras. As Prahlada was devoted to Vishnu, of whom his father was the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Prahlada (prahlaadha)
Prahlada: Prahlada (Prahlaadha). Son of the demon king Hiranyakasipu. As a boy, he was beaten, trampled, and cast into fire and wat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada, Prahrada: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Prahlada, Prahrada
Prahlada or Prahrada (Sanskrit) The son of Hiranyakasipu, chief of the daityas and as such, from the standpoint of the writers of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prahlada: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Prahlada
Prahlada: A daitya prince who rejected his daitya heritage and became a devotee of Vishnu. His father, the evil Hiranyakashipu, tortur...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  prahlada: Sanskrit Dictionary On  prahlada
 Prahlada: a devotee of Vishnu   (See also:  Prahlada , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Kayadhu: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Kayadhu
Kayadhu The wife of Hiranyakashipu and mother of Prahlada.   (See also: Kayadhu , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiranyakashipu: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu One of the first great demons in the universe. He and his demonic brother Hiranyaksha were previously doorkeepers of Va...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Virocana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Virocana
Virocana A son of Prahlada and the father of Bali. Virocana, though a demon, diligently performed Vedic sacrifices and was famous for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narasimha: Encyclopedia Ii - Narasimha - Legend
In the form of his previous avatar, Varaha, Vishnu killed the demon Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu, greatly angered by...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hari-varsha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Hari-varsha
Hari-varsha One of the nine divisions of Jambudvipa, the central part of the earthly planetary system. Lord Nrisimha and Prahlada resi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhakti - Classifications Of Bhakti
Narada Bhakti sutra by sage Narada distinguishes eleven forms based on the different relationship to God that the devotee can assume. Pra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nrisimha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Nrisimha (-deva)
Nrisimha (-deva) The pastime incarnation of the Supreme Lord Vishnu as half-man half-lion. He appeared in order to deliver the saintly...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bali: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Bali
Bali: Bali. Emperor of demons; grandson of Prahlada and son of the demon Virochana. Humiliated by dwarf Vamana, who was an incarnat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vibhishana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vibhishana - Vibushana In Ayyavazhi
In Ayyavazhi religion, Vibushanan is a mythical figure who was created from the Sweat of Narayana in the Thretha Yukam. Vibushanan is fou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bali: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bali
Bali King of the Daitya demons, son of Virocana, and grandson of the great Vaishnava Prahlada. When Lord Vamana tricked Bali into dona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiranyakasipu: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Hiranyakasipu (hiranyakashipu)
Hiranyakasipu: Hiranyakasipu (Hiranyakashipu). A demonic person who forbade mention of Vishnu's name, wicked father of Prahlada, wh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiranyakasipu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hiranyakasipu
Hiranyakasipu (Sanskrit) (from hiranya golden + kasipu clothing, vesture)   Golden clothing; one of the most celebrated of the Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhakti - Brahman The Ultimate
This substratum – named Brahman, by the Upanishads – permeates everything in the world. It is the common content of all that has a na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hiranyagarbha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hiranyagarbha
Hiranyakasipu (Sanskrit) (from hiranya golden + kasipu clothing, vesture)   Golden clothing; one of the most celebrated of the Hi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sneha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sneha
Sneha - affection. In chapter twenty-one two kinds of sneha are being described by Babaji Mahasaya. He says that sneha is related to s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holi: Sai Baba Dictionary On Holi
Holi: Holi: Present day India knows the tradition of the holi-celebrations, the festival of colors once year on the morning after t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narasimha: Encyclopedia Ii - Narasimha - Places Of Pilgrimage
The main places of pilgrimage associated with Sri Narasimha are those places where the events described above are reputed to have taken p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miracle: Encyclopedia Ii - Miracle - Transcendent And Nontranscendent Miracles
Some miracles can be explained by natural processes. For example the crossing of the Red Sea can be explained by natural processes. Howev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miracle: Encyclopedia Ii - Miracle - Contemporary Miracles
Contemporary persons who perform many acts that they claim are miracles include the Indian gurus Sathya Sai Baba and Swami Premananda. Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miracle: Encyclopedia Ii - Miracle - Miracles As Viewed By Different Religions
Different religious traditions and doctrines are divided on their views of miracles. Some religions view miracles as the provenence of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miracle: Encyclopedia Ii - Miracle - Non-literal Reinterpretations Of Miracles
These are held by both classical and modern thinkers. In Numbers 22 is the story of Balaam and the talking donkey. Many hold that for mir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata Sword: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata Sword - Mythological Creation Of Universe
In the begining there was no sky, no light, nor motion. Spread everywhere was the awful silence. Then at his own proper time, Prajapati (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miracle: Encyclopedia Ii - Miracle - Miracles As Supernatural Acts
In this view, a miracle can be defined as a violation of laws of nature by God or some other supernatural being. To wit: There are event...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yakshagana: Encyclopedia Ii - Yakshagana - The Origin
Basically Yakshagana is the product of the Vaishnava Bhakthi movement. Vaishnavism as a school of thought and religion is quite old. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Mythology - Pre-incarnational Events
The pre-incarnational events are all those that occurred prior to the earthly incarnation of Mayon. Ayyavazhi mythology - The first six ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Mythology - Post-incarnational Events
The various episodes, that are portrayed to be occurring after the event of incarnation, are called here as post-incarnational events. Gi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Mythology - Incarnational Events
Incarnational events include preparations for incarnation, the event of incarnation, and the proclamations and instructions given to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Onam: Encyclopedia Ii - Onam - Onam Legend
Kashyapa had two wives, Diti and Aditi, who were the parents of demons and demigods (Asuras and Devas) respectively. As the common practi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (p-s)
A dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit terms. From Pada to Svastikasana.   Please note that all words in grey, like "yoga"...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - P
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - P . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article