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The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ, which means "guardian" or "protector". [1]According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.
The name Ingvar is an Old Norse first name for men common in Scandinavia meaning "protected by Yngvi". [1] The feminine version of the name is Inga . The first element of the name is derived from Proto-Norse * Ing(w)ia ( Ingi -), Norse Yngvi , who is better known by the title Freyr "Lord".
The 3rd to 5th century text Yajnavalkya Smriti describes Shashthi as the foster-mother and protector of Skanda. [9] However, later texts identified her as Devasena, the consort of Skanda, [5] including the epic Mahabharata wherein Shashthi (as Devasena) -the daughter of Prajapati- is betrothed by the god-king Indra to Skanda. She is also ...
Abode of God or Green Forest: One theory is that the name derives from the Sanskrit words hari (a name of Vishnu) and āyana (home), meaning "the Abode of God". [11] Another theory traces the name to the words harita (green) and araṇya (forest). [12] Himachal Pradesh (9) हिमाचल प्रदेश : Land of the snow-clad mountains
For example, the meaning of the words Hari or Ram as used by Sikhs does not mean the same thing as these terms do in the Hindu (particularity Vaishnav) traditions. [12] Usage of these names does not mean Sikhs conceptualize their concept of God in the form of the incarnated devas or devis from Indic mythology , but rather they are used to ...
Traditionally, and in some cases even today, members of the community take turns to protect the grove. [2] The introduction of the protected area category community reserves under the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 has introduced legislation for providing government protection to community held lands, which could include sacred groves.
This word succeeds the word "Ek-onkar" which means "There is only one constant" or commonly "There is one God". The word sat means "true/everlasting" and nam means "name". [2] In this instance, this would mean, "whose name is truth". [3] Satnam is referred to God as the Name of God is True and Everlasting. [4] The word nam in Sikhism has two ...
Aker protects the sun god during his nocturnal travelling through the underworld caverns. [2] In the famous Book of the Dead, Aker also "gives birth" to the god Khepri, the young, rising sun in the shape of a scarab beetle, after Aker has carried Khepri's sarcophagus safely through the underworld caverns. In other underworld scenes, Aker ...