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• Nasadiya Sukta (नासदीयसूक्तम्)
  ...second form), also known as, तद्-एकम् || Tad-Ekam or the ब्रह्मतत्त्वम् || Brahma Tattva, together with his स्वादः || Swada (energies) and गु
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• Deva (देवः)
  ..., Rudra (later given the exclusive epithet of Shiva), and Prajapati (later Brahma) are gods and hence Devas. Saraswati (knowledge) and Ushas (dawn) are some In Vedic literature, Deva is not a monotheistic God, rather a "supernatural, divine" concept manifesting in various ideas and k
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• Dhanvantari (धन्वन्तरिः)
  ...an, Bhagabatpuran, Agnipuran and Haribans - Vayupuran etc. Dhanvatari, the God of Ayurveda is regarded as the incarnation of lord Vishnu. ...d was puzzled seeing this terrible situation. Trinnath Sabha was arranged. Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar considered the matter and told that great injustice ha
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• Srirangam
  ...the inmates of Sri Vaikuntha, Lord Vishnu's heavenly abode, were present. Brahma prayed to Lord Ranganatha to remain in the Vimana forever and the lord gran ...or thousand long years and more who worshipped the Lord in Satyaloka. From Brahma subsequently the murti or vigraha was passed on to Ikshvaku, the son of Man
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• Yama Nachiketa - Veda Rahasyam (यम नचिकेत - वेद रहस्यम्)
  ...ो यदिच्छति तस्य तत् ॥ १६॥ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.16)<blockquote>etaddhyevākṣaraṁ brahma etaddhyevākṣaraṁ param । etaddhyevākṣaraṁ jñātvā yo yadiccha ...(such as earth), deeply seated in the heart of every living creature (from Brahma down to an insect). A desireless man (one whose consciousness has been dive
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• Garuda and Nagas (गरुडः नगाः च)
  ...o became his charioteer. Contrary to what astronomers think today, the sun-god is indeed driven by Aruna in a chariot across our skies and it is of no use
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• Nakshatra system
  *''Deity'': [[Yama]], [[god of death]] or [[Dharma]] *''Deity'' : [[Agni]], god of fire
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• Puranas (पुराणानि)
  ...the masses the teachings of the Vedas and to generate in them devotion to God, through concrete examples, stories, legends, lives of saints, kings and gr * originated from Brahma's recollection
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• Brahmavidya (ब्रह्मविद्या)
  ...rit (संस्कृत)|संस्कृत || Sanskrit]] words : [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|ब्रह्मा || Brahma]] and विद्या || vidya (knowledge) ) is that branch of scriptura .... The Upanishads are epic hymns of self-knowledge and world-knowledge and God-knowledge (Ref 5). In other countries philosophers try to apprehend the Tru
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• Vedanta (वेदान्तः)
  ...sed in the same spirit as "Bhagvaan” or "Parabrahman", intrinsic aspect of God analogous to waterness in water. ...stablished his Dvaita philosophy. Ramanuja said: "Man is a ray or spark of God," and established his Visishtadvaita philosophy. Sankara said: "Man is iden
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• Yoga and Its Four Paths
  ...bind together the kingdoms of earth and heaven. It is noticeable that not God or heaven but spiritual liberation or Self-realization is given highest val ...śvara''; ''Pitr'' '''-''' ''Yajna'' '''–''' to the family and ancestors; ''Brahma-yajña'' '''–''' to our Vedic culture; ''Manuṣya-yajña'' '''–''' to
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• Matsya Avatara (मत्स्यावतारः)
  The son born to Rshi Kashyapa (son of Rshi Marichi and grandson of Brahma) and his wife Aditi was called Vivasvan and the Manu who was the son of Viv ...reciting the Vedas, Hayagriva, an asura, stole the Vedas from the side of Brahma and with them he went under water to the bottom of the ocean and hid himsel
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• Daivavyapashraya Chikitsa (दैवव्यपाश्रया चिकित्सा)
  # 'Daiva' (दैवम्) means divine or og god's/heavenly |Surrendering or humble submission to a certain form of God by doing namaskara or bowing down
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• Gomedha Yajna (गोमेधयज्ञः)
  Brahma-vaivarta Purana (Krishna-janma-khanda 185.180) 2. God blesses those who take care of cows.
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• Sadhana (साधनम्)
  ...r perfection is attained i.e., the instrument of perfection.<ref name=":0">Brahma, Nalinīkānta. ''Philosophy of Hindu Sādhanā.'' United Kingdom: K. Paul, ...ble. The realization of a thought is what sadhana yields us.<ref name=":4">Brahma, Nalinīkānta. ''Philosophy of Hindu Sādhanā.'' United Kingdom: K. Paul,
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• Simantam (सीमन्तः)
  ...haritable disposition. Blessings of the supreme father, [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]]/Prajapati and the universal mother, Aditi are also sought during the cere ...or the child to be born without deformity. The prayers are offered to lord Brahma and Soma.
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• Prahlada (प्रह्लादः)
  ...ow wicked a deed is battle and how delightful it is to become a devotee of God ! So hereafter you will not be troubled by us. Likewise I hope you will not ...votees of Visnu everywhere. A son named Prahlada was born to him. He was a god-fearing child and from birth an ardent believer in Visnu. Hiranyakasipu tri
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• Temples in Texts on Architecture (स्थापत्यशास्त्रेषु देवालयाः )
  ...lled in a specific temple. E.g. In the Mekhala type of a temple, images of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshvara or Ekanmasha between Krishna and Balarama or Triloch ...''' Various kinds of prasadas have been described for different gods  like Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Devi, Vinayaka , Lakshmi and other deities . The var
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• Srisailam
  ...was filled with brahmaanandam. He did not ask for anything as he attained Brahma-gnyaanamat the very sight of Shiva. However Shiva insisted that Parvata mus `Shri‘ then humbly replied to Brahma “O Pitaamaha! What is the use of such titles? They only increase one’s
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• Agastya Gita (अगस्त्यगीता)
  ...amed Drdhavrata. He asked Lord Brahma as to what he might do to get a son. Brahma told him about this vrata and he performed it. 23. At the close of the vrata, the universal god (Visnu) appeared before him and asked him to seek a boon.
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