Encyclopedia - Usha: Encyclopedia - Usha
Usha was a city in the Western part of Galilee. It is noteworthy because in the 2nd Century (c. 135), the Sanhedrin, or rabbinic court, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Usha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Usha
Usha The daughter of the demon Bana who fell in love with Krishna’s grandson Aniruddha.   (See also: Usha , Bhakti, Bhak...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ushas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Ushas
ushas: vedic goddess of dawn   (See also: ushas , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ushas: Encyclopedia - Ushas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ratri: Encyclopedia - Ratri
Ratri, who is often also called Ratridevi is the goddess of night in the Vedas, and the mythology of India and Hinduism. She is sister to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Usas: Encyclopedia - Usas
The game of USAS is a platform game for the MSX with two main characters called Wit and Cles. Both characters have personal abilities. U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhumika: Encyclopedia - Bhumika
Bhumika (also known as The Role in English) is a 1977 Indian movie directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie stars Smita Patil, Anant Nag, Nas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology: Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asura: Encyclopedia - Asura
Asura - In Hinduism. In Hindu mythology, the Asura (Sanskrit: असुर) are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes misleadingl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology: Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology
Vedic mythology that occupies a pivotal position in the history of religions, is a significant aspect of Hindu mythology and has directly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurvandil: Encyclopedia - Aurvandil
Old Norse Aurvandil, Old English Éarendel, Lombardic Auriwandalo, German Orentil (or Erentil) are cognate Germanic personal names. Auriw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sky Father: Encyclopedia - Sky Father
The sky father is a recurring theme in pagan and neopagan mythology. The sky father is the complement of the earth mother and appears in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion
The religion of the Vedic civilization is the predecessor of classical Hinduism, usually included in the term. Its liturgy is reflected i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tilaka: Encyclopedia - Tilaka
In Hinduism, the tilaka, also spelled tilak, is a mark worn on the forehead and other parts of the body for spiritual reasons. It is comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deva Hinduism: Encyclopedia - Deva Hinduism
Deva (देव in Devanagari script, pronounced as "dévə") is the Sanskrit word for "god, deity". It can be variously interpreted as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rigveda: Encyclopedia - Rigveda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia - Vahana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization
The Vedic civilization is the Indo-Aryan culture associated with the Vedas, the earliest known records of Indian history. Mainstream scho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Usha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Usha
usha: usha. Dawn, early morning.   (See also: usha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ushas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ushas
Ushas (Sanskrit). The dawn, the daughter of heaven; the same as the Aurora of the Latins and the hjwvd of the Greeks. She is first men...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ushas, Usas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ushas, Usas
Ushas usas (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root ush to burn, warm by illumination or light]   The dawn, daughter of heaven, identical...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asch: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asch
Asch. See USHAS   (See also: Asch , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Venus Mythology - Venus In Other Mythologies
In addition to Turan and Aphrodite, other figures possibly corresponding to Venus are: Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli in Aztec mythology Kukulcan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Venus Mythology - Venus In Other Mythologies
In addition to Turan and Aphrodite, other figures possibly corresponding to Venus are: Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli in Aztec mythology Kukulcan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhutavan: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bhutavan
Bhutavan (Sanskrit) In Hindu mythology, the terrifying form taken by the gods in response to Brahma committing the first sin with his ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bana (-asura)
Bana (-asura) A thousand-armed demon, son of Bali. He was a favored devotee of Lord Siva’s. When Bana’s daughter Usha hid ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aniruddha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Aniruddha
Aniruddha A son of Pradyumna and grandson of Krishna. Aniruddha’s eternal consort, Usha, sequestered him in the palace of her fa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dyaus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dyaus
Dyaus (Sanskrit) (nominative of div, Dyu heaven, sky from div day, brightness from the verbal root div to shine)   Heaven, sky; i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kunbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kunbi - List Of Known Women Personalities
Lalita Pawar Bollywood Actor Know as the The Mother of all mother-in-laws in films was born in a rich Yevle family of Nashik and was marr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dawn: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dawn
Dawn Frequently denotes the beginning of a new cycle, of greater or less extent. Venus-Lucifer is called the luminous son of morning o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Methylsulfonylmethane: Encyclopedia Ii - Methylsulfonylmethane - Claims Of Beneficial Effects
MSM has been purported to have anti-inflammatory (Hasegawa, 2004; Childs, 1994; Murav'ev IuV et al, 1991; Parcell, 2002; Usha & Naidu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Subsequent Life
After his retirement as President, K. R. Narayanan, along his wife Usha, lived his remaining years in a modest bungalow (34, Prithviraj R...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Darkness: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Darkness
Darkness In theosophical philosophy light is not regarded as self-existent, but as primordially the spiritual effect of a spiritual ca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asvins, Asvinau: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asvins, Asvinau
Asvins, Asvinau (Sanskrit) The two horsemen; two Vedic divinities which in some respects parallel the Greek Dioscuri, Pollux and Casto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aswins: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Aswins
Aswins (Sanskrit), or Aswinau, dual ; or again, Aswini-Kumarau, are the most mysterious and occult deities of all; who have "puzz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyx - Nyx In Hesiod
In Hesiod's Theogony, Night is born of Chaos; her offspring are many, and telling. With her brother Erebus, Night gives birth to Aether (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asura: Encyclopedia Ii - Asura - In Buddhism
Asuras also appear as a type of supernatural being in traditional Buddhist cosmology. For information on this subject, see six lower real...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Religion - Post-vedic Religions
Vedic religion evolved into the Hindu paths of Yoga and Vedanta, a religious path considering itself the 'essence' of the Vedas. The Vedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyx - Nyx In Homer
In Book 14 of Homer's Iliad, there is an interesting quote by Hypnos, the minor god of sleep, in which he reminds Hera of an old favor af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judah Ben Ilai: Encyclopedia Ii - Judah Ben Ilai - Personal Piety
Judah's personal piety was most rigid; and he observed many of the practices of the Hasidim and the Essenes. He drank no wine except on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asura: Encyclopedia Ii - Asura - In Hinduism
In Hindu mythology, the Asura (Sanskrit: असुर) are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes misleadingly referred to as demons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyx - Other Greek Texts
Night is also the first principle in the opening chorus of Aristophanes's Birds, which may be Orphic in inspiration. Here she is also the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deva Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Deva Hinduism - Vedic Religion
The Vedas, the earliest comprehensive literature of the Indo-European people, contain mantras for pleasing the devas to obtain blessings....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mythology - Dimensions
The vedic mythology has several dimensions. Vedic mythology - The deities. Vedic mythologies contain certain elements which are common ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyx - Cults Of Night
In Greece, Night is only rarely the recipient of cult. According to Pausanias, she had an oracle on the acropolis at Megara (Paus. 1.40.1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ishmael Ben Elisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ishmael Ben Elisha - Life
Ishmael was a descendant of a wealthy priestly family in Upper Galilee, and presumably the grandson of the high priest of the same name. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranchi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranchi - Trade Commerce & Industry
On account of its historical position as an important administrative and military base of the eastern India during the British Raj, Ranch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mythology - Background
The Vedic mythology is best recorded in the four Vedas, also called the Vedam, which are part of the Hindu Shruti. In Sanskrit the word m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurvandil: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurvandil - Edda
Aurvandil is mentioned once in Norse Mythology, in the Skáldskaparmál section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda: Thor went home to Thr�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tilaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Tilaka - A Sign Of God
The tilak on Hindu religious men affirms their devotion and is a symbol of the One they believe as God. It may be made with sandal paste,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ishmael Ben Elisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ishmael Ben Elisha - Halakhic Exegesis
Ishmael gradually developed a system of halakhic exegesis which, while running parallel with that of Rabbi Akiva, is admitted to be the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Vedic Religion
Main article: Vedic religion. Texts considered to date to the Vedic period are mainly the four Vedas, but the Brahmanas, and some of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurvandil: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurvandil - Crist
Old English Earendel appears in glosses as translating iubar "radiance, morning star". In the Old English poem Crist I are the lines (104...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sky Father: Encyclopedia Ii - Sky Father - History Of The Concept
In late nineteenth century opinions on comparative religion, in a line of thinking that begins with Friedrich Engels and J. J. Bachofen, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ram Manohar Lohia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ram Manohar Lohia - Quit India
See Also: Quit India Movement, Indian National Congress Gandhi and the Indian National Congress launched the Quit India movement in 1942....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Pantheon
Philological reconstructions of some PIE theonyms: *Dyeus Ph2ter is believed to have been the original name of god of the daylit sky and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahana - Symbolism
In iconography, the vahana is both the symbol and the emblem of the deity that it carries. Nandi the bull, vahana of Shiva, represents st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tilaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Tilaka - Worn By Women Bindi
Tilaka has been worn by Hindu women for many millennia for different reasons as a bindi or dot between the eyebrows or on the center of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ishmael Ben Elisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ishmael Ben Elisha - Disposition
Ishmael's teachings were calculated to promote peace and goodwill among all. "Be indulgent with the hoary head;" he would say, "and be ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ram Manohar Lohia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ram Manohar Lohia - Freedom Fighter
While in Europe, Lohia attended the League of Nations assembly in Geneva. India was represented by the Maharaja of Bikaner, an ally of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hindu Deities - Aspects
List of Hindu deities - Aspects of Brahma. Prajapati List of Hindu deities - Aspects of Shiva. Mahadeva Prajapati List of Hindu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahana - Origins
The vahana of a deity can vary according to the source, the time, and the place. In popular tradition, the origin of each vahana is told ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asha Bhosle: Encyclopedia Ii - Asha Bhosle - Personal Life
Asha's house is situated in Peddar Road area of Mumbai. She has three children and five grandchildren. The eldest of her three children i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deva Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Deva Hinduism - Classical Hinduism
Nature devas are responsible for things as fire, air, rain and trees - most of them assumed a minor role in the later religion. Certain o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rigveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Rigveda - Text
From the time of its compilation, the text has been handed down in two versions: The Samhitapatha has all Sanskrit rules of sandhi applie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - Economy
The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both state owned and private) such as... HPCL – Oil Refinery (Hindustan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Learning Styles: Encyclopedia Ii - Learning Styles - Criticisms
A literature review [1] carried out in 2004 in the UK by a team from Newcastle University identified 71 different theories of learning st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racquetball: Encyclopedia Ii - Racquetball - History
Joe Sobek is credited with inventing racquetball, though not naming the sport. Sobeck, a tennis professional and handball player was look...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rahul Dev Burman: Encyclopedia Ii - Rahul Dev Burman - Music Style
Pancham was comfortable with all types of music. Be it the romantic Raat Kali from Buddha Mil Gaya(1971), the sexy cabaret Piya tu ab to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ram Manohar Lohia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ram Manohar Lohia - Early Life
Ram's father, Hira Lal, was a nationalist by spirit and a teacher by profession. His mother, Chanda, died when Ram was very young. Ram wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Denominations Of Hinduism
Contemporary Hinduism traditionally has four major divisions, Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smarthism. According to Adherents.com t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ram Manohar Lohia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ram Manohar Lohia - Return To India
Lohia joined the Indian National Congress as soon as he returned to India. Lohia was attracted to socialism and helped lay the foundation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Origins
From a Hindu perspective, Sanatana Dharma is composed of eternal principles and had no beginning and will have no end. There are two cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racquetball: Encyclopedia Ii - Racquetball - History
Joe Sobek is credited with inventing racquetball, though not naming the sport. Sobeck, a tennis professional, and handball player, was lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Hindu Mythology
Apart from religious philosophy, mysticism and spiritualism and tales of superhuman heroes and events, Hindu mythology has a strong histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - Economy
The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both state owned and private) such as... HPCL – Oil Refinery (Hindustan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Early Hinduism
Main Article: History of Early Hinduism The base of Hinduism consisted not only of Vedic religion, but the religious systems of the Dravi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O. V. Vijayan: Encyclopedia Ii - O. V. Vijayan - Brief Biography
Born in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India, he graduated from Victoria College in Palakkad and got his masters degree in English lite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Rigvedic Period
The origin of the Vedic civilization and its relation to the Indus Valley civilization and related cultures and an Indo-Aryan migration a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Analyzing The History
Early Hinduism is a term used to designate the religious development of India before the historical period. Two kinds of evidence are ava...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rigveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Rigveda - Hindu Tradition
According to Indian tradition, the Rig-Vedic hymns were collected by Paila under the guidance of Vyāsa, who formed the Rig-Veda Samhita ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rigveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Rigveda - More Recent Indian Views
Generally speaking, the Indian perception of the Rig-Veda has moved away from the original ritualistic content to a more symbolic or myst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Polytheistic Gods
Although the pantheistic system allowed only a subordinate rank to the old polytheistic gods, and the actual religious belief of the peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Priests
The main functionaries of the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European religion would have been maintained by a class of priests or shamans. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hindu Deities - Incarnations
List of Hindu deities - Mental son of Brahma. Narada List of Hindu deities - Incarnations of Vayu. Hanuman Bhima Shri Madhvacharya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Evolution Of Hindu Philosophy
From prehistoric times of Vedic civilization up to the Gupta Empire era, Hindu philosophy, theology and mythology were constantly evolvin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rigveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Rigveda - Internal Evidence
The Rigveda is far more archaic than any other Indo-Aryan text preserved. For this reason, it has been in the center of attention of west...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Career
K. R. Narayanan - In the public service. When Narayanan returned to India (1948), Laski, of his own, gave him a letter of introduction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Dasa - The Dasas/dasyus And Krsna Or Asikni
In the Rig Veda, Dasa, Dasyu and similar terms (e.g. Pani) occur sometimes in conjunction with the terms krsna ("black") or asikni ("blac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Mythology
There seems to have been a belief in a World tree, which in Germanic mythology was an ash tree (Norse Yggdrasil; Irminsul), in Hinduism a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism Dictionary: Spiritual Dictionary On Hindusim From R-z
A Hinduism dictionary with the most common spiritual words from P-Z. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kannur District: Encyclopedia Ii - Kannur District - Sports And Games
Many well-known personalities in the field of sports and games have adorned Kannur in their respective fields. The Englishmen of the Mili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asha Bhosle: Encyclopedia Ii - Asha Bhosle - Awards
Asha Bhosle has won seven Filmfare awards. She won the award in 1967 and 1968, when Lata Mangeshkar still used to accept the award (Lata ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bollywood: Encyclopedia Ii - Bollywood - Cast And Crew
Bollywood employs people from all parts of India. It attracts thousands of aspiring actors and actresses, all hoping for a break in the i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kannur District: Encyclopedia Ii - Kannur District - Sports And Games
Many well-known personalities in the field of sports and games have adorned Kannur in their respective fields. The Englishmen of the Mili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Notable Calcuttans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Notable Calcuttans - The Socio-cultural Capital And Aesthetic Conscience Of India
Kolkata has been regarded since ages as the cultural capital of India. It is famous for the book-fairs every winter. The International Bo...   » Read the article

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