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• Agamas (आगमाः)
  ...antras and Yantras. These are treatises explaining the external worship of God, in murti or vigrahas, temples, etc. All the Agamas treat of (i) Jnana or K ...districts of Tirunelveli and Madurai. The Sakta Agamas or Tantras glorify God as the Mother of the Universe, under one of the many names of Devi. '''The
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• Hayagriva Upanishad (हयग्रीवोपनिषद्)
  ...od [[Brahma]] to sage [[Narada]]. The text opens with an invocation to the god [[Vishnu]], [[Indra]], [[Garuda]], the [[Sun]], and [[Brihaspati]] are also ...epics, literally "history"), and [[Puranas]] and is bestowed with wealth. Brahma then starts narrating the various mantras that are used in Hayagriva's wors
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• Gayatri (गायत्री)
  ...'Gaya' to sing and 'tri' referring to the three Goddess, is the source of Brahma's power. ..., and ten arms holding all the weapons of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma.
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• Skanda Upanishad (स्कन्दोपनिषद्)
  ...nowledge), Shiva, Vishnu, [[Parameshwara (God)|Parameshvara]] (the Supreme God), the Light of Lights and Supreme ''[[Brahman]]'' (Absolute Reality). Skand ...na'' (ignorance, absence of ''jnana'') should be thrown out from the body. God be worshipped by the thought that one is same as Him, which is ''jnana''. '
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• Brahma (ब्रह्मा)
  ...sses, matter and other beings. In theistic schools of Hinduism where deity Brahma is described as part of its cosmology, he is a mortal like all gods and god ...ree gods: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. This triad is made up of the creator (Brahma), the sustainer (Vishnu) and the destroyer or transcendent (Shiva). The cor
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• Subrahmanya Swami Tiruttani
  ...ce where Lord Subrahmanya gave ''upadeśam'' of ''Praṇava-mantram'' to Lord Brahma Himself! Once ''Nandīśvara'' (11 avatar of Lord Shiva), performed penance ...ṣhadha-śakti'', it has not eroded. Hence if the sandal-wood paste used for God is taken, it will cure great diseases. The foot-way to the temple on the hi
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• Arundhati (अरुन्धती)
  ...hich is the source of the river Candrabhaga, and began to perform penance. Brahma who came to know of this, was filled with pity and sent Vasishta to her. He ...to the fire. She was burnt in the blazing fire. By the order of Visnu; the God fire placed Sandhya who was burnt in the yajnika agni, in the Solar region.
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• Gandiva (गाण्डीवः)
  ...w2HGkC}}</ref> The bow was created by [[Brahma]], the Creator of universe. Brahma held it first for a thousand years, then [[Prajapati]] held it for five hun Agni, the God of fire, wanted to devour the Khandava forest, in order to regain his power
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• Vrshabha (वृषभः)
  ...All the lokas like the Sun get light from the brilliance of this mountain. Brahma has posted four diggajas named '''Vrsabha''', Puspacuda, Vamana and Aparaji ...n the west he put Ketuman, son of Rajas and in the north Hiranyaroma. Thus Brahma organised a universe with suitable emperors to control and supervise. (Chap
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• Tvashtra (त्वष्ट्रा)
  ...and attributes are merged with the concept of Hiranyagharbha/Prajapathy or Brahma. The term, also transliterated as ''Tvastr'', nominative, is the ''heavenly ...iti]] and is said to have made the three worlds with pieces of the [[Sun]] god, Surya.
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• Narada (नारदः)
  Narada is depicted as an itinerant devotee, spreading God's name and glories among the rich and the OF, the pious and the vicious, th ...r of evil actions, a muni, isht maharshi, divine musician, and above all a god 09. He seems to be all-knowing and is a master of ir circumstance. Narada i
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• Adishesha (आदिशेषः)
  ...rmenting them through his severe austerities. Shesha then revealed to Lord Brahma that his serpent brothers were dull-witted, they envied Vinata and her sons ...selfless service) of Shesha for the betterment of the world to the work of Brahma and Indra, appointed Garuda, the son of Vinata to help him in this task.
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• Sanat Kumaras (सनत्कुमाराः)
  ...he first mind-born creations and sons of the creator-god Brahma. Born from Brahma's mind, the four Kumaras undertook lifelong vows of celibacy (brahmacharya) ...Vishnu and his avatar Krishna, sometimes even in traditions related to the god Shiva.
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• Moksha (मोक्षः)
  ...tains individuality for otherwise enjoyment of bliss in communication with god is not possible. It is categorized in four type of moksha (I) Samipya (ii) ...there has to be connection with matter (sapekshita). For example, the Sun god gives light that is the root of the satisfaction for all living entities. I
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• Anavrtti (अनावृत्तिः)
  ...ls on the strength of the upanishadic declaration".<ref>{{cite book|title= Brahma sutra – the philosophy of adhyatmik life |author=Badarayana|publisher=Har ...that unconditioned Brahman as their ultimate resort.<ref>{{cite book|title=Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Sankaracarya|publisher=Advaita Ashrama|pages=904–912|url=
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• Khyativada (ख्यातिवादाः)
  ...scured; because the soul’s bondage and freedom are derived from Him." - ([[Brahma Sutras]] III.ii.5) which is so because bondage comes from the ignorance about the nature of God, and freedom comes from the knowledge of His reality when as a result of me
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• Acharya Charaka (आचार्य चरकः)
  ...wini Kumaras. Ashwini Kumaras further passed this knowledge to the King of God Indra. Now, this Knowledge of Ayurveda descended to earth through Rishi Bha This above verse literally means, “thus said by God Atreya”
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• Uraiyur
  ...rsed Shiva in anger and proceeded further. He next went to Satyaloka where Brahma was deeply engrossed in his Yogamaya. Because of his preoccupation, he did ...sured him that she herself would be born as his daughter. He took it to be God's will and performed the Laksha Tantra Yajna. Pleased with his piety Sri La
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• Durvasa (दुर्वासा)
  According to Chapter 44 of the [[Brahmananda Purana]], [[Brahma]] and [[Shiva]] once got into a heated quarrel. So violent was Shiva's rage ...themselves would be born as his sons. In due course, Anasuya bore [[Soma]](Brahma's incarnation), [[Dattatreya]] (Vishnu's incarnation) and Durvasa (Shiva's
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• Prayers to sacred rivers of India
  ...ga from where it commences itself, Flowing of the aperture in the crown of Brahma it takes its own path. I am sprinkling her water on my body which is filled ...haricharanajoharini swarga margay, Prayachitham yadhi syathava jala kanika brahma hathyadhi pape, Kasthwam sthothum samartha trijagadagahare devi gange prase
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• Rudra Gita (रुद्रगीता)
  ...and they saw Lord Rudra  coming out of the laked.They saluted the God.The god  became  pleased with them and told them like this.(this is contained in ...ou will get  divine fame.Among all the fame the greatest is, “Knowledge of God and once you attain it, you would be able to cross  the  difficult to cro
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• Sampradayas (सम्प्रदायाः)
  ...aspect of the Lord. In addition, there are the Sauras, who worship the Sun-God; Ganapatyas who worship Ganesa as supreme; and Kaumaras who worship Skanda ...sed in the same spirit as "Bhagwaan” or "Parabrahman", intrinsic aspect of God analogous to waterness in water.
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• Jambavan (जाम्बवान्)
  ...avānr̥kṣapuṅgava:। jr̥mbhamāṇasya sahasā mama vaktrādajāyata।।</blockquote>Brahma says - earlier Jambavan, the Rkshapungava, the foremost among bears arose f ...create an army of monkeys to help Shri Rama on that occasion. Accordingly Brahma created Jambavan (earlier than Rama's incarnation) and several other monkey
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• Soma (सोमः)
  ...k such profound words, Vamadeva, should he be considered insane or a great brahma jnani? ...uda who brought the grain of devatas who are personified in Soma, from the brahma loka, in the form of suparna, for this reason let it become elevated ('''R
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• Valmiki Rshi (वाल्मीकि ऋषिः)
  The sadhu was none other than Narada, the god tage. His words did not betray any fear or contempt: Why are you intent on ...long time, for you have shot that he could not even utter the holy name of God one of the courting cranes. Narada then instructed him in spiritual life an
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• Brahman (ब्रह्मन्)
  ...[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]] who is the creator among the trimurthi devatas, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. ...an; it is the most ancient mystery of the worlds. Brahman is not equal to "God" of the abrahmic faiths.
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• Virochana (विरोचनः)
  To Kasyapa, the son of Marici and the grandson of Brahma, was born of Diti, Hiranyakasipu. From Prahlada, the son of Hiranyakasipu w ...and the asuras approached Prajapati to learn about Brahman, the impersonal God. Prajapati told them : "Atman (soul) is the first tattva (Essential being)
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• Kratu (क्रतु)
  Maharshi Kratu was one of the Saptarishis who ''w''ere born of Brahma's mind while it was concentrated by austerities and directed towards the ne ...aharshi Kratu. He is known to be a constituent in the councils of the gods Brahma and Indra.
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• Hiranyagarbha (हिरण्यगर्भः)
  For example, the name Ajaha is used for Sri Brahma, but primarily Ajaha name suggest to paramatma, who is beyond birth ad deat ...t established, but the name first appears prominently as a form of the sun god.
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• Raja Shveta and Anannadana (अनन्नदानम्)
  ...hen, what do I see, O Srirama, the delight of Raghukula! Like the sun, the god of light, descending from the peaks of the Meru mountains, that man from th ...O Agastya, the first among the twice-born, even in that heavenly world of Brahma I was harassed by persistent thirst and hunger. I was sorely distressed; My
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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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• Vedanta (वेदान्तः)
  ...ee basic texts of Hindu philosophy, namely the Principal Upanishads, the [[Brahma Sutras]] and the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]''.{{sfn|Raju|1992|p=176-177}} ...sed in the same spirit as "Bhagwaan” or "Parabrahman", intrinsic aspect of God analogous to waterness in water.
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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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• 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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