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Mṛtyu (Sanskrit: मृत्यु, romanized: Mṛtyu, lit. 'Death'), is a Sanskrit word meaning death. Mṛtyu, or Death, is often personified as the deities Mara (मर) and Yama (यम) in Dharmic religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Mara (Hindu goddess), the goddess of death according to Hindu mythology.
Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas , a group of goddesses who provide liberating knowledge.
He is revered as the god of celibacy and strength. The Navagrahas are the personifications of the nine planets, revered in Vedic astrology and several temples. Kamadeva, also called Manmatha, is the god of love, a son of Vishnu. Rati is the goddess of love and pleasure, the consort of Kamadeva. Garuda is the eagle demigod mount of Vishnu.
Kala (Sanskrit: काल, romanized: Kālá/Kālam, [1] IPA:) is a Sanskrit term that means 'time' [2] or 'death'. [3] As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama.
Last death ritual. Ashram Hindu monastery. Asura A semi-divine, power-seeking being. Ashvins Hindu twin gods for medicine, health and science. Ashwatthama The son of Drona. Aruna The charioteer of Surya the Sun God. Aryan Group of Vedic people. Astika Orthodox (of Indian religions/schools of thought). Atman Self or spirit. Aupasana
He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; [14] [1] and is widely revered among Hindu divinities. [15] Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar , which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar .
Yama (Sanskrit: यम, lit. 'twin'), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka.
In classical Sanskrit, the word ambaka denotes "an eye", and in the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes translated as "having three eyes". [203] However, in Vedic Sanskrit, the word ambā or ambikā means "mother", and this early meaning of the word is the basis for the translation "three mothers".