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In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. ... Mother's Beloved Son Heramba ... Son of Parvati
Aditi is said to be the mother of the great god Indra, the mother of kings (Mandala 2.27) and the mother of gods (Mandala 1.113.19). In the Vedas , Aditi is Devamata (mother of the celestial gods) as from and in her cosmic matrix all the heavenly bodies were born.
Pradyumna was the son of Krishna and the sixty-first grandson of Adinarayana. His mother was Rukmini, whom Krishna had eloped with from Vidarbha during her swayamvara on her request. Pradyumna was born in Dvaraka and was the reincarnation of the demigod Kamadeva, a deity who was burnt to ashes by the fury of Shiva.
Varuna (/ ˈ v ɜːr ʊ n ə, ˈ v ɑː r ə-/; [6] Sanskrit: वरुण, IAST: Varuṇa) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, [7] oceans, and water. In the Vedic scriptures, he is paired with the god Mitra and is the lord of Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth). [8] [9] Varuna is also mentioned as an Aditya, the sons of the goddess Aditi. [10]
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. Shesha is the serpent demigod mount of Vishnu. Nandi is the bull mount of Shiva. Vasuki is the second king of the nagas .
Añjanā: Mother of Hanuman. According to a version of the legend, Añjanā was an apsara named Puñjikastalā, who was born on earth as a vanara princess and married Kesari, a vanara chief. In some Shaiva traditions, Vayu, the god of the wind, carried the divine power of Shiva to Anjana's womb, and thus Hanuman was born as an incarnation of ...
The seven mother goddesses (Saptamatrikas) correspond to the seven consonant groups; when the vocalic (A) group is added to it, the eight mother goddesses (Ashtamatrikas) are obtained. [79] The Shaktas hold that the Mothers preside over impurities ( mala ) and over sounds of the language.
[7] [8] [17] [18] At one mention, the Indus (Sindhu) River is stated to be their mother. [19] Ashvins were the close companions of the Vedic mother goddess Ushas (dawn) and sometimes they are even mentioned as her sons. [20] The marriage of the Ashvin brothers is narrated in the Sukta 117 of Rigveda.