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"My Sweet Lord" is a song by the English musician George Harrison, released in November 1970 on his triple album All Things Must Pass. It was also released as a single, Harrison's first as a solo artist, and topped charts worldwide; it was the biggest-selling single of 1971 in the UK.
Dattatreya is typically shown with three heads and six hands, one head each for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who represent the Trimurti, the 3 main gods in Hinduism, and one pair of hands holding the symbolic items associated with each of these gods: Japamala and Kamandalu of Brahma, Shakha and Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu, Trishula and Damaru of ...
In this hymn, Vishnu is extolled as the Supreme Being. [2] It is venerated as one among the five hymns from the Vedas called the Pancha Sukta by Vaishnavites, the other four usually being the Purusha Sukta, the Sri Sukta, the Bhu Sukta, and the Nila Sukta. Some commentators see it as a mystical appendix to the Purusha Sukta. [3]
The Chaubis Avatar (24 avatars) section is about Vishnu's 24 avtar which include Rama, Krishna, and Buddha. It is divided into 24 sections for each of the 24 avatars. 9: Brahma Avtar: Avatars of Brahma ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਅਵਤਾਰ: Narrative on the seven incarnations of Brahma, who is already mentioned in the Chaubis Avatar section [39 ...
The two deities travelled along the length of the pillar in opposite directions to locate the end. While Vishnu confessed that he had been unable to locate the end, Brahma lied about having achieved his goal, proclaiming his victory. Shiva punished Brahma for his falsehood by creating Bhairava, who decapitated one of Brahma's five heads. Shiva ...
The text describes Vishnu, Vaishnava festivals and puja (worship), and offers mahatmya (a pilgrimage tour guide) [22] to Vishnu-related sacred places. [ 3 ] [ 23 ] However, the Garuda Purana also includes significant sections with reverence for Shaiva , Shakti , and Smarta traditions, including the Panchayatana puja of Vishnu, Shiva, Durga ...
Brahma that is the word is composed of scripture; Brahma that is supreme is produced of reflection. Ignorance is utter darkness, in which knowledge, obtained through any sense (as that of hearing), shines like a lamp; but the knowledge that is derived from reflection breaks upon the obscurity like the sun.
The Nectar of chanting: Sacred texts and mantras sung in the ashrams of Swami Muktananda: Sanskrit transliteration with English translations SYDA Foundation Rev. ed edition (1978) ISBN 978-0-914602-16-3; Paramhansa Pranavadarshan, Shri Guru Gita, Pranava, Inc. (2001) ISBN 978-0-9707791-0-6; Shivom Tirth (2005).