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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—along with their wife Draupadi.
Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half-male and half-female, equally split down the middle. Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe ( Purusha and Prakriti ) and illustrates how Shakti , the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as, according to some interpretations) Shiva, the ...
an old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva. Pleiades: Lord: Surya (Sun) Symbol: Knife or spear; Deity : Agni, god of fire; Indian zodiac: 26°40' Mesha - 10° Vrishabha; Western zodiac 20°26' Taurus - 3°46’ Gemini; 4 Rohini - रोहिणी "the red one", a name of Aldebaran. Also known as ...
Sita: The principal female figure of the epic. The reincarnation of Vedavati, Sita was raised by King Janaka of Mithila as his own daughter. She married Rama of Ayodhya and accompanied him on his exile. She is famed for her virtue and beauty and is regarded as an avatar of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi.
Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings or power-seeking clans, related to the more benevolent devas (also known as suras) in Hinduism. [ 1 ] Clans
Deepa or Dipa (Sanskrit: दीपा, romanized: Dīpa) is a Hindu name of Sanskrit origin. In India, it is a popular feminine given name , meaning "lamp" and "light". Notable people named Deepa
Krishnamrita stotra: 108 Names of Krishna as found in Brahmanda Purana 3.36; English translation by G. V. Tagare; 108 Names of Krishna; Astottara-satanamas (108 names): Krishna devanagari mp3 audio; Sahasranamas (1000 names): Krishna, Gopala, Balakrishna, Radha-Krishna; List of more names of Lord Sri Krishna
Ira (/ ˈ iː r ə / or / ˈ aɪər ə / or / ˈ aɪ r ə /) is a male and female given name. As a Sansrkit male name, its meaning is that of the wind god, Vayu. As a female name its meaning is "the Earth". She is daughter of Daksha Prajapati and is wife of Kashyapa Maharishi and she is mother of plants, creepers and trees. In short she is the ...