Questions tagged [vedic-gods]
Tag for the Vedic or specifically Rigvedic deities including Mithra, Indra, Varuna, Aryaman, Aditi etc.
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In which hindu scripture, savitar(god of speed) is mentioned? [duplicate]
Recently I came across a name Savitar (God of speed). And as a Hindu I never heard this name.So in which scripture we find the description of this deity.
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What is the story of Savitṛ deity?
What is the story of Savitṛ deity? I am really confused between him and Surya, are they related? As per Wikipedia:
Savitr disappeared as an independent deity from the Hindu pantheon after the end ...
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Who is the god Tvashtar?
Who is Tvashtar deva? Is he Lord Ganesha?
This is from reference to Rigveda where they wrote :Sukta 13, verse 132
Eha tvashtarmagriyam Vishwaroopamupaya Hraye |
Asmakmastu kevalah ||
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Is there any verse in Vedas explaining Instantaneous Action at a distance
I'm a Theoretical physicist rather than that I am a Hindu.These days, I'm on my research on Quantum Entanglement.
This simply says that "An event at one place can instantaneously event at another ...
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What scriptures describe the love story of the sage Shyavashva Atreya?
As you can see in the Rig Veda Anukramani in my answer here, the sage who heard Rig Veda Book 5 Hymn 61 from the gods is Shyavashva Atreya. Here is what the hymn says in part:
1 O heroes lordliest ...
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Relationship with Gods
What sort of relationship do the worshippers have to the Vedic deities such as Indra, Agni and Varna? Looking ahead: Do you think it is similar to or different from the relationships to later deities (...
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What is the story of Janaka meeting with the gods of the Days and Nights?
This excerpt from the Taittiriya Brahmana of the Yajur Veda describes the building of the Savitra altar, during which the names of the days and nights of the Hindu calendar are recited. The ...
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Curse(s) on Gayatri
In some sandhyavandan books, there is a procedure known as Gayatri shrapvimochan (गायत्री श्रप्विमोचन or Gayatri curse removal) and it has the following 4 curse removal steps:
Brahma Shrapvimochan (...
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Why is the divine architect Vishwakarma considered a descendant of Bhrigu?
Every Brahmin is a descendant of sages, which is why every Gotra or clan of Brahmins has an associated list of Pravaras, a list of the sages they're descended from. For instance, I am a Brahmana ...
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Which all Gods and Goddesses are being referred in Vedas?
I found that many people get confused between Vedas and Puranas due to the reason that a certain deity is being referred in Puranas/other books but there is no reference of him/her in Vedas. So, I ...
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Who is the god Pratyanika worshipped before Hindu marriages?
In this chapter of the Shankhayana Grihya Sutras, a text associated with the Rig Veda, part of the Hindu marriage ceremony is described. In preparing the bride for the marriage, the bride's family ...
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Who is kaal? What is kaal?
Who is kaal? What is kaal? What does vedas say about this vedic god? Is he vedic god? Is kaal different from Yamadeva?
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Why is Rig Veda Book 2 Hymn 23 Verse 1 not used for summoning or praying to ganpati?
As mentioned in answer to this question, Rig-veda verse 1 as follows
ॐ गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् ।
ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत आ नः षृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीदसादनम् ॥
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What are 8 sacrificial cups with a vedic deity
While reading Brahma Upanishad I encountered following line from verse 2
And that state which he does not give up for a next one is called the waking state. (He carries all these states within ...
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Which of Shiva's Rudras was Kripacharya an incarnation of?
As I discuss in this answer, the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata describes exactly who incarnated as each of the major characters in the Mahabharata. Concerning Kripacharya, guru of the Pandavas and ...
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Does the Narayanastra weapon of Vishnu summon the Rudras?
The Drona Parva of the Mahabharata describes how Drona's son Ashwatthama, desperate to avenge his father's death, launched the Narayanastra, the illustrious weapon of Vishnu. The Narayanastra wreaked ...
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Who is Narayana among the Sadhyas?
Most people only know about the Vishnu Sahasranamam, the famous hymn of the thousand names of Vishnu. But the Anushasana Parva of the Mahabharata, the same Parva which contains the Vishnu ...
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Is Yami the twin sister of Yama?
I want to know more about Yami. It is believed that there was a twin sister of Yama named Yami.
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What are the Avatarams of Vishnu described in the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana?
In the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana, after Rama kills Ravana and rescues his wife Sita, he tells Sita to walk through fire to (to others) prove that she is still faithful to him. She walks through ...
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