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The other theophany of Vishnu (Narayana) is revealed to the divine sage Narada. The theophany is called Vishvamurti. The god has a thousand eyes, a hundred heads, a thousand feet, a thousand bellies, a thousand arms and several mouths. He holds weapons as well as attributes of an ascetic like sacrificial fire, a staff, a kamandalu (water pot). [9]
Ra, fire god of the sun, light, warmth, and growth; Sekhmet, protective lioness goddess of war, along with some elements of disease and curing of disease.Sometimes referenced in relation to the sun and its power, so possibly had to do with upkeep of the sun at times and fire
Karumariamman is usually pictured as a beautiful young woman with an oval shaped face, wearing a red dress with long jewellery and a big flower garland.And is portrayed having four hands with flames of fire being represented behind the goddess head which indicates lord Surya (Sun god) respects the goddess.
Vishvarupa, revealed by Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita. Vishvarupa has innumerable forms, eyes, faces, mouths and arms. All creatures of the universe are part of him. He is the infinite universe, without a beginning or an end. He contains peaceful as well as wrathful forms.
Four-armed, four-headed Vishnu Vaikuntha Chaturmurti, Kashmir, 9th century CE. The name of the fourth head as Kapila is interpreted in two ways. Taking the literal meaning of kapila as red, it is interpreted as meaning fierce or angry. The epithet kapila is associated with the fire god Agni and the solar deity Surya in early canonical texts. [18]
They are described as the attendant deities of Indra, [2] and later Vishnu. [3] Generally numbering eight and classified as the Ashtavasu , [ 4 ] they are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kashyapa and Aditi , and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Dharma and a daughter of Daksha named Vasu. [ 5 ]
With Brahma as the charioteer, he sped across, and shot a single arrow of fire, representing Vishnu. The cosmic arrow destroyed the three cities. [4] Here, the five-headed Tripurantaka is seen pointing an arrow towards the Tripura (rightmost top corner) with the bow made of Mount Meru, the serpent Vasuki is seen as its string.
She had also been mentioned as the goddess of fire, sun, moon & stars. [1] As per the other Hindu texts dhisana name also referred to various other things such as soma vessel, knowledge, intelligence, speech. [2] In the rig veda it is referred as the goddess of abundance and the guardian of the sacred fire.