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  2. Karuṇā - Wikipedia

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    Karuṇā (Sanskrit: करुणा) is generally translated as compassion or mercy and sometimes as self-compassion or spiritual longing. [1] It is a significant spiritual concept in the Indic religions of Hinduism , Buddhism , Sikhism , and Jainism .

  3. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    The regional goddesses venerated in Hinduism are generally syncretised with Parvati, Lakshmi, or Adi Parashakti. Some of the major goddesses revered in modern Hinduism include: Yogamaya or Vindhyavasini, the embodiment of Vishnu's divine energy; Shakambhari, a goddess of vegetation; Sati, the first consort of Shiva and previous birth of Parvati.

  4. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    A Rigvedic god of the storm, the hunt, death, nature and the wind. Rudra is an early form of Shiva and a name of Shiva in the Shiva sahasranama. Rukmini The Hindu goddess of fortune. The chief wife of the Hindu deity Krishna, an avatar of Lakshmi. Ruru The son of Pramati and grandson of Chyavana. He married Pramadvara, granddaughter of ...

  5. Nirṛti - Wikipedia

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    Nirṛti (Sanskrit: निर्ऋति, romanized: Nirṛti) sometimes spelled Nirruti or Nirriti, is a Hindu deity, personifying death, decay, and sorrow. In early Hindu scriptures, Nirṛti is a goddess who is lives in the kingdom of the dead. In later Hinduism, Nirṛti and Nirṛta is also a male god, who is regarded as a dikapala ...

  6. Kali - Wikipedia

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    Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī) (Bengali: কালী), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. The origins of Kali can be traced to the pre-Vedic and Vedic era Goddess worship traditions in Ancient India . [ 1 ]

  7. Parvati - Wikipedia

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    Parvati, locally spelled as Parwati, is a principal goddess in modern-day Hinduism of Bali. She is more often called Uma, and sometimes referred to as Giriputri (daughter of the mountains). [105] She is the goddess of mountain Gunung Agung. [106] Like Hinduism of India, Uma has many manifestations in Bali, Indonesia. She is married to deity ...

  8. Sati (Hindu goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Sati (/ ˈ s ʌ t iː /, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. ' truthful' or 'virtuous '), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.

  9. Sita - Wikipedia

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    Sita Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of the goddess Sita, one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, and an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi. It is celebrated on the navami (ninth day) of the Shukla Paksha (first lunar fortnight) of the Hindu month of Vaishakha . [ 125 ]