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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The following is a list of the avataras of the epic Mahabharata, and their original devatas (deities) and ...
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.
Hinduism is the largest religion in the Indian subcontinent, and the third largest religion in the world.It has been called the "oldest religion" in the world, and many practitioners refer to Hinduism as "the eternal law" (Sanātana Dharma). [1]
Hindi: देवता (devatā) Javanese ꦢꦺꦮ (déwa) Kannada: ದೇವ (deva) Malayalam: ദേവൻ (devan) Marathi: देव (dev) Nepali: देवता (devatā) Odia: ଦେବତା (debôta) Punjabi: ਦੇਵ (Dēva) Tamil: தேவர்கள் (tevarkal̤) Telugu: దేవుడు (dēvuḍu) Glossary of Hinduism terms
The Mahabharata relates how the Vasus, led by "Prithu" (presumably here a male form of Prithvi), were enjoying themselves in the forest, when the wife of Prabhasa (also referred to as Dyaus) spotted a divine cow and persuaded her husband Prabhasa to steal it, [8] which Prabhasa did with the agreement and aid of Prithu and his other brothers.
Devatas often occur in many Buddhist Jatakas, Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata and in many other Buddhist holy scriptures. The island of Bali is nicknamed Pulau Dewata ( Indonesian : "islands of devata or island of gods") because of its vivid Hindu culture and traditions.
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
The Maha bhagavata Purana and Brihaddharma Purana however, list Shodashi (Sodasi) as Tripura Sundari, which is simply another name for the same goddess. [8] The Todala-Tantra associates the Mahavidyas with the Dashavatara, the ten avatars of Vishnu, in chapter ten. They are as follows: [citation needed]