Rigvedic deities information

Rigvedic deities are deities mentioned in the sacred texts of Rigveda, the principal text of the historical Vedic religion of the Vedic period (1500–500...

quotations related to Rigvedic rivers. Ap (water) Aryan migration Nadistuti sukta Old European hydronymy Out of India theory Rigvedic deities River goddess Samudra...

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Rudra (/ˈrʊdrə/; Sanskrit: रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity associated with Shiva, the wind or storms, Vayu, medicine, and the hunt. One translation of the name...

gradually over the years. Rigvedic deities Nakshatra List of Natchathara temples Aditi Surya Namaskar Kakabhushundi List of Hindu deities List of Hindu temples...

Dyáuṣ) or Dyauspitr (Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prthvi, the earth goddess, and together they are the...

concept of Indian Buddhism expanded and integrated local pre-existing deities as a part of regional Buddhist pantheon. The asura realm is one of the...

minor deity who later acquired greater significance, acquired the traits of other deities as his importance increased among the Indo-Aryans. Rigvedic deities...

Buddhism sources, Vishnu (along with other deities) was adopted into the vast pantheon of Buddhist deities. These deities are often associated with the multiform...

Hindu spiritual thinkers assign symbolism to the Vedic deities like Savitr. The Vedic deities are not only forces of nature, but also forces that exist...

"great and holy river in north-western India," but in the middle and late Rigvedic books, it is described as a small river ending in "a terminal lake (samudra)...

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solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the...

Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. Deities in Hinduism are as diverse as its traditions, and a Hindu can choose to be polytheistic...

himself with Sunahshepa in the human sacrifice. Sunahshepa prayed to the Rigvedic deities, and was saved from the sacrifice. Harishchandra's illness was also...

organized into ten books (Sanskrit: mandalas). The hymns are dedicated to Rigvedic deities. The books were composed by poets from different priestly groups over...

Chinese Buddhism, she is considered one of the Twenty-Four Protective Deities (二十四諸天 Èrshísì zhūtiān) and is usually enshrined in the Mahavira Hall of...

the Vedas is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is another epithet of Indra, the Vedic deity of the sky and...

gods in the Vedic pantheon. They are at times identified with the storm deities referred to as Maruts, while at other times considered distinct from them...

romanized: Vasu) are a group of deities in Hinduism associated with fire and light. They are described as the attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu...

dawn deity Ushas is female, whereas Surya, the Sun, and Aruṇa, the Sun's charioteer, are male. Ushas is one of the most prominent Rigvedic deities. The...

(identified with Vāc). In other Rigvedic passages, Saraswati is praised as a mighty and unconquerable protector deity. She is offered praises and compared...

known as the Marutagana and sometimes identified with Rudras, are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Prisni. The number of Maruts varies from 27 to sixty...

Parvati. After a battle between good deities and evil demons, where the deities kill all the demons and win, the deities wonder, "what is this Brahman, a...

mentioned in the movie World War Z as a fictional Hindi word for zombie. Asura Rakshasa (Dungeons & Dragons) Rigvedic deities "Rakshasa - FFBE Wiki"....