Questions tagged [vedic-gods]
Tag for the Vedic or specifically Rigvedic deities including Mithra, Indra, Varuna, Aryaman, Aditi etc.
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Is the Hinduism we follow today baseless from a Vedic Perspective?
The Vedic (Rgvedic primarily) texts are quite different from the Puranic stories we know (and love) today. Does this mean the Puranic deities* we worship and stories we read are false from a Vedic ...
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Can Vedic Deva Prajapati be connected to Vishnu, not to Brahma?
I know that Prajapati will later be connected to Brahma, and in many rig-Vedic passages He is connected with several other devas, such as Indra, Soma, etc. But what caught my attention, is that it is ...
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If Hinduism has only 33 gods made of brahman, then who are the many Graam devtas that we have?
I have understood that primarily we have 33 gods and these gods are brahman attribute forms of parabrahman But if we go to any tiny village of the country, there will be some graam devta or the ...
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Do any post-RigVedic deities appear in the principal upanishads?
I am taking
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
Chandogya Upanishad
Taittiriya Upanishad
Aitereya Upanishad
Kausitaki Upanishad
Kena Upanishad
Katha Upanishad
Isha Upanishad
Svetasvatara Upanishad
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Do idols/deities in the temple have soul and consciousness or only prana
I have read about what happens exactly during a prana prathista ritual. I understand that certain procedure is followed for instilling prana in an idol. But I want to know if the idol does have any ...
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What is the scripture verificiton of the sine-wave based seven vedic gods concept?
some of These picture everyone can see flying around the net, tellings about 7 modes of the supreme bhrahman realities.
i thinks , There is some of the peculiar answers in several platforms regarding ...
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Who are gratified when the sacrifices are performed by the demigods?
Who are gratified when the sacrifices/yajna are performed by the demigods? Like when humans make sacrifices they gratify demigod (like Indra, Agni, etc.).
I mean Indra is a god that had performed a ...
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Is Vedic God mortal?
अथेत्यभ्यमन्थत् स मुखाच्च योनेर्हस्ताभ्यां चाग्निमसृजत । तस्मादेतदुभयमलोमकमन्तरतो ऽलोमका हि योनिरन्तरतस् तद्यदिदमाहुर् अमुं यजामुं यजेत्येकैकं देवम् एतस्यैव सा विसृष्टिर् एष उ ह्येव सर्वे देवा अथ यत्कि...
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Who are Pitru Devatas? Is Pitru Dosha caused due to the Pitru Devatas being unhappy?
Who are Pitru Devatas? Is Pitru Dosha caused due to the Pitru Devatas being unhappy? How many generations of ancestors are counted as Pitru Devatas?
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The eighteen faced goddess
I was drawing a comparison between a local goddess from Kullu in Himalaya, one from mainstream Hinduism. Could you help me with it? Here's the information the temple priest gave me, and here I quote,
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Do Gods really exist as entities with a specific appearance?
I know that Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwar are representations of creation, protection, and destruction cycles. Do they really exist as entities with a specific appearance?
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How Guru decides his Shishya and chose for preachings?
This question is beyond what we all think as per my knowledge. The ultimate Guru, Shishya relationship was Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as per the story i have read.
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How is Aryama linked to the Pitrs and how is his role different from Yama
It is said that the Vedic god Aryama, the son of Aditi, is the foremost among the Pitrs or manes. This has also been stated by Lord Vasudeva in the 10th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita:
अनन्तश्चास्मि ना...
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Why Indra, Surya, Garuda, and Bruhaspati together in this shanti mantra?
One of the shanti mantras from Atharva Veda reads as
स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्व्वेदाः ।
स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
The popular meaning ...
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Does the word Shiva have different meanings and interpretation in different texts?
Upon reading the insightful answer What is the meaning of the word Shiva I was both enlightened as well as perplexed.
In the answers, various references to different texts give different meanings to ...
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Division of Navagrahas based on gender
In Vedic astrology, is there division of 9 planets (Grahas) by Gender? If so, is it related to qualities (Gunas) of the Graha or the deity associated with it?
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Who are the eight vasus?
The list of 33 types of gods in Hinduism comprises 12 Adityas, 8 vasus, among others.
The 12 Adityas are said to be sons of Aditi and include Varuna the water god, Vivasvan or Surya.
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Who or How was 3 Lords formed? [duplicate]
How was Lords Shiva,Brahma and Vishnu formed?
Who formed the Lords Shiva,Brahma ,Vishnu and alloted their duties?
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What is the difference between Brahman,ParaBrahman,Bhagvan,Ishvara and ParamAtma?
What are the differences between the various terms. I assume Ishvara might be Sagun Rupa of Brahman but so is Isvara? Are they all same?
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How many Maruts are there really?
Nowadays, I am asking questions about contradictions in Vedas. Please answer this and my previous questions.
Given that different Vedas give different numbers, how many Maruts are there really?
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How was Sun created as per Vedas? Anyway to reconcile the different creation accounts?
Different Vedas seem to make different claims about how the Sun was created:
Breath of god
Atharva Veda 19.27.7 “With vital breath the Gods produced the Sun whose face turn every way.”
Eye of Brahma/...
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Who is the real creator of heaven and earth as per the Vedas?
In different hymns Vedas talk about different creators of heaven and earth. How to reconcile these differences? Who is the real creator?
Indra
Rig Veda 8.36.4 “Creator of the heaven, creator of the ...
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Why God doesn't show any minor sakshatkaram as a ray or lightning in present 21st century? [duplicate]
Unless God shows some sort of his/her power when devotee prays atleast by a ray or lightning mode of sakshatkaram in present 21st century belief will gets diminished?
Are there any Maha Guru's ...
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Can I pick Jesus? [duplicate]
I grew up in the west in a christian-dominated culture. I have listened to stories about Jesus since I was a child and have always respected his message of love and forgiveness. As I struggled to find ...
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Was Lord Shiva/Rudra compared with a tiger or a lion in both the Vedas and the puranas?
I have read in the Mahabharata that during the tripura dahana incident lord Shiva was described as a tiger among gods and as per Shiva purana parvati also compared him to a tiger. I want to know that ...
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Do Vedas describe about Rudra riding on a black chariot driven by red horses, about wearing golden jewellery and holding pinaka bow and deadly arrows?
I have read or found that he is also mentioned as the lord of thieves and robbers (taskaranaam pati), wears golden jewellery, rides on chariot & carries deadly weapon. He was also considered as a ...
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What is the meaning of 33 koti in reference to Hindu gods? [duplicate]
In a TV series it was mentioned that 33 koti does not mean 33 crore which is what the general public including me know about the number of Hindu gods. It means 33 important gods which includes adityas ...
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How many indra are there till now?
I came to know that "Indra" is nothing but a designation/post given to a person. so I want to know that how many Indra are there till now and what was there family background (like there real name,...
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How Does Hindu Dharma Differ from Other Religions? [closed]
There are so many religions and every religion believes that there is some God.
There are good people who want to do good Karma. Why is the need for so many religions and why isn’t there only one ...
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Which deity is to be invoked (or appeased) first in a Vedic ritual?
In today's time most of the worship/rituals that are done are done based on the injunctions of the Tantras. Sometimes the Puranic methods are also followed ( for e.g. Durga Puja in Bengal). Sometimes ...
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What is the meaning of RashmimAlA Mantras
What are RashmimAlA Mantras? What's the importance of these mantras and
Only Goddesses have these mantras ?
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Do the Devas not actually eat or drink?
Ramanujacharya, in his commentary on the Brahma Sutras, says this in his commentary for sutra 3.1.7:
That eating the soul means no more than satisfaction with it, may also
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Who was Rishi Etesha and why was he racing with Surya?
I had earlier asked a question on Indra taking away a wheel from Surya's chariot and from the answer by Pushkar it turned out that he had done that to help his friend Rishi Etesha:
There was ...
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Who is Vena, the possible inspiration for Phoenix?
While researching about the phoenix I came across this interesting website that says:
The Phoenix is a unique bird, there may only exist one at a time, which ... legend of Phoenix, the same bird is ...
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Ambika, the sister of Rudra? [duplicate]
The Shatapata Brahmana Section 2.6.2 mentions something very interesting:
He offers 1, with the text (Vâg. S. III, 57 a), 'This is thy share, O Rudra! graciously accept it together with thy ...
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Who are these deities mentioned in the Shatapatha Brahmana?
Shatapatha Brahmana 2.3.2 while talking about the Agnihotra fire-sacrifice mentions the following verses:
Verily, in him that exists, these deities reside, to wit, Indra, king Yama, Nada the ...
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What is the story of the three previous Agnis who passed away?
The Shatapatha Brahmana 1.3.3 mentions the following interesting conversation between Agni and the other gods:
He then lays the (three) enclosing-sticks (paridhi) around (the fire). The reason ...
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What exactly is the story of the Aditya called Bhaag/Bhaga?
We all are aware of the Adityas being children of Goddess Aditi and Kashyap Maharishi. A few of them are more well known like Surya, Indra and Vamana but I want to know more about a lesser known ...
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Is there any Hindu god associated with muscle/muscle strength?
We all know that god for general medicine is Dhanvantri, but I want to know whether there is any god / deity particularly associated with muscles and muscle powers.
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Who is the daughter of Surya mentioned in Rig Veda 10.85?
The Rig Veda Book 10 Verse 85 describes the bridal of Sun-god's daughter who is called Surya as well:
6 Raibhi was her dear bridal friend, and Narasamsi led her home.
Lovely was Sūrya's robe: she ...
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Who are these Vedic goddesses mentioned as spouses of Devas?
Rig Veda Book 1 Hymn 22 enumerates many goddesses as the souses of the gods:
9 O Agni, hither bring to us the willing Spouses of the Gods,
And Tvaṣṭar, to the Soma draught.
10 Most youthful ...
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Do any other scriptures tell the story of Goddess Aranyani mentioned in Vedas?
Rig Veda Book 10 Verse 146 is dedicated to the forest goddess called Aranyani:
1 GODDESS of wild and forest who seemest to vanish from the sight.
How is it that thou seekest not the village? Art ...
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Who is Ritu mentioned in this Rigvedic verse?
Rig Veda Book 1 Verse 15 is dedicated to Indra but mentions someone or something called Ritu (Ṛtu). Now Ritu generally means season and Reet means the cosmic order and am confused which of these is ...
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Who are the Havirdhanas mentioned in RIgveda?
Rigveda Book 10 Verse 13 is devoted to the Havirdhanas and goes something like this:
I yoke with prayer your ancient inspiration: may the laud rise as on the prince's pathway. All Sons of Immortality ...
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Is there any God/Deity of Electricity?
For all the natural & social aspects like water, fire, animals, wind, earth, trees, engineering, sex, day/night, knowledge, maths, strength -- we have certain kind of deity.
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Why is Surya referred to as Martanda?
Rig Veda Book 10 Verse 72 mentions a curious story about Surya's birth:
7 When, O ye Gods, like Yatis, ye caused all existing things to grow,
Then ye brought Sūrya forward who was lying hidden in ...
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Does Rig Veda declare Gods to be immortal?
There may be some poetic descriptions of Soma conferring immortality - but are the Gods explicitly declared to be immortal in Rig Veda?
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What is the procedure for Agnishtoma ritual that leads to Heaven?
Agnishtoma is a Vedic ritual that takes its name from three hymns to Agni recited in it and was performed by those who want to ascend to heaven. This Hindupedia page - Agniṣṭoma gives the basic steps ...
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Does rig-vedic Mitra occur in post rig-vedic works, especially epics and puranas?
Mitra is largely paired with varuna in rig veda but is also praised separately. Vishnu takes his three steps by the laws of Mitra. He is also praised as "he supports all the gods".
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Who is the Rig Vedic god Manyu who resembles Indra?
Rig Veda Book 10 Verse 83 mentions someone called Manyu while describing the exploits of Indra:
HE who hath reverenced thee, Manyu, destructive bolt, breeds for himself forthwith all conquering ...
