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Supratika (Sanskrit: सुप्रतीक, romanized: Supratīka) is the name of many kings, sages and legendary figures, including three different famous elephants in Hindu mythology, foremost among whom is listed as one of the Ashtadiggajas, each representing the eight quarters of the universe.
Bhagadatta (Sanskrit: भगदत्त) was the son of Narakasura and grandson of Lord Shree Adivaraha, and the king of Pragjyotisha in Hindu mythology. Bhagadatta was born from a limb of the asura called Bashkala. [1] He was a renowned warrior, and was known to be a great friend of Indra.
In Hindu beliefs there were three elephants by the name Supratika. The foremost among them is listed as one of the Diggajas , each representing the eight quarters. The Hindu epic Mahabharata describes two more elephants by the same name – a mythical elephant that was an incarnation of a sage, and the one that belonged to Bhagadatta , the king ...
Gajasura, an elephant demon from Hindu mythology; Gajendra, from the Sanskrit text Gajendra Moksha; Girimekhala, the elephant that carries Mara in Theravada Buddhism; Kasogonagá, a Toba deity described as either an elephant or an anteater. Supratika, a name for several elephants in Hindu mythology; Behemoth, a demon depicted as a round-bellied ...
According to Hindu traditions, Shraddhadeva Manu (Sanskrit manuśraddhādeva) is the current Manu and the progenitor of the current manvantara. He is considered as the seventh of the fourteen Manus of the current kalpa (aeon). [1] Shraddhadeva Manu was the king of the Dravida kingdom [2] before the Pralaya, the great flood.
Ikshvaku (Sanskrit Ikṣvāku; Pāli: Okkāka) is a legendary king in Indian religions, particularly Hindu and Jain mythologies. In Hinduism, he is described to be the first king of the Kosala Kingdom, and was one of the ten sons of Shraddhadeva Manu, the first man on the earth.
Indian mythology: God with human body, four arms and an elephant's head. Gajendra: Elephant God Indian mythology: An elephant that was attacked by a crocodile and eventually saved by Vishnu. Supratika: One of eight elephants who bears the world Indian mythology: Supratika represents the north-east direction of the world. Vinayaki: Elephant ...
Non-human races in Hindu mythology (5 C, 27 P) V. ... Pages in category "Hindu legendary creatures" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total ...