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  2. List of Nakshatras - Wikipedia

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    Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3°20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a Japa mala, indicating all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu: #

  3. List of suktas and stutis - Wikipedia

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    Nakshatra Suktam; Nashta Dravya Prapti Sūktam; Navagraha Sūktam; Oshadhi Sūktam; Pavamana Sūktam; Pitru Sūktam; Pṛithvī Sūktam / Bhumi Sūktam; Rakshoghna Sūktam; Rashtra Sūktam; Ratri Sūktam; Samjnana Sūktam; Samvada Sūktam / Akhyana Sūktam; Sarasvatī Sūktam; Sarpa Sūktam; Shraddha Sūktam; Surya Sūktam / Saura Sūktam ...

  4. List of Natchathara temples - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. This is a list of Natchathara (Nakshathra, Stars) Temples of ...

  5. Nakshatra - Wikipedia

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    Nakshatra (Sanskrit: नक्षत्रम्, romanized: Nakṣatram) is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors.

  6. Alvars - Wikipedia

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    Vishnu decides that his amshas (parts of his identity) would be incarnated as humans on earth, and teach them the path of righteousness and devotion to him. These amshas happily accepted their birth as the twelve Alvars, aligning with the boon given to Agastya, and also became a role model for the human beings who came later in the Kali Yuga.

  7. Venkateswara - Wikipedia

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    In Telugu, he is commonly known as "ఏడు కొండలవాడా,” (Ēḍu Koṇḍala Vāḍā), also meaning the Lord of the Seven Hills. [9] In Telugu, the hill name was 'Venkatam, Vēṅkaṭam', which is another form of 'Vaikuntam', and it follows that Lord Venkateswara means Lord Vaikunteswara or God of Vaikuntha. [10]

  8. Dhruva - Wikipedia

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    Vishnu was pleased and appeared before Dhruva. Dhruva sang a poem praising Vishnu in 12 powerful verses, also known as Dhruva-stuti. [7] Vishnu Purana gives a slightly different account here. When Vishnu was pleased with Dhruva's tapasya (penance) and asked him for a varadāna (grant of wishes), he asked for the varadāna of knowledge of a ...

  9. Dashavatara - Wikipedia

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    Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. [1] The word Dashavatara derives from daśa, meaning "ten", and avatāra, roughly equivalent to "incarnation". The list of included avatars varies across sects and regions, particularly with respect to the inclusion of Balarama (brother of Krishna) or Gautama Buddha. In ...