Hindu mythology

Ajamila is a figure of Hindu texts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ajamila"

In Hindu mythology and Buddhist mythology, Amrita is the drink of the gods, which grants them immortality. The word itself literally means "without death" ...more on Wikipedia about "Amrita"

Amshuman is a figure of Hindu mythology, and the word means the sun denoting someone who gives light and dispels darkness. Amshuman was also the name of the Ikshvaku, a king of Raghuvamsa, who was th son of Asamanjaya. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amshuman"

Arindam means the man who has won all his enemies. According to Hindu mythology, the tragic hero Indrajit, son of Ravana, the asura king of Lanka, got this title after he conquered his enemies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arindam"

In Hinduism, the Astomi are an ancient legendary race of people who had no need to eat or drink anything at all. They survived by smelling flowers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Astomi"

In Hinduism, the Asvins are the twin sons of Saranya, who is a goddess of the dawn and wife of either Surya or Vivasvat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asvin"

Bharata is the ancient name of India, two different persons in Hinduism and Hindu mythology, as well as a great Hindu scholar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bharata"

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According to Hindu mythology, the Chiranjeevins ( Sanskrit sing. ciranjiva) are the seven immortals in Hinduism: ...more on Wikipedia about "Chiranjeevin"

The Churning of the Ocean of Milk ia a Hindu story about a conflict between the Adityas and their enemies the Asuras. The most popular version is found in the Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Churning of the ocean of milk"

In Hinduism, Devaki is the wife of Vasudeva and mother of Krishna and Balarama. ...more on Wikipedia about "Devaki"

According to Hindu mythology, Dhanavantari was the physician of the devas. The puranas state, Dhanavantari emerged from the ocean and appeared with a pot of nectar ( Amrit) when the ocean was churned using the Mandara mountain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dhanavantari"

Dhruva, in Hindu mythology, was the prince blessed to eternal existence and glory as the Pole Star (Dhruva Nakshatra in Sanskrit) by Lord Vishnu. The story of Dhruva's life is often told to Hindu children as an example for perseverance, devotion, steadfastness and fearlessness. The original source is Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dhruva"

Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0500510881) is a book written by Anna L. Dallapiccola, and contains information on over one thousand concepts, characters, and places of Hindu mythology and Hinduism, one of the major religions of the Indian subcontinent. The writer has remained associated with the university of Heidelberg, Germany as a Professor of Indian Art; with the University of Edinburgh, Great Britain as Honorary Professor; and with De Montfort University, Leicester as a Visiting Professor. She is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend"

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Dushyanta (or Dushyant) is an ancient king in Hindu mythology. He is most famous for his love saga with Shakuntala. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dushyanta"

Dyavaprthivi is a Sanskrit dvandva, or compound word, meaning heaven and earth. The term occurs 65 times in the Rig Veda. Dyavaprthivi has mistakenly been labeled a Hindu god who later split into Dyaus, the Sky Father, and Prthivi, the Earth Mother. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dyavaprthivi"

(Ekānaṅgā) Ekānaṅgā is a character in Hindu mythology. She is the daughter of Yashoda and Nanda, and hence a sister to Krishna. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ekānaṅgā"

Bharata was the first king to conquer all of the world as known to the adherents of Hinduism, uniting it into a single entity which was named after him as Bharatavarsha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emperor Bharata"

In Hinduism, Ganas are attendants of Shiva and live in Kailasa. The meaning of Gana in Sanskrit is "category." ...more on Wikipedia about "Gana"

In Hinduism a gopi (somtimes gopika) is one of the several cow herding girls who had pure devotion ( bhakti) to Krishna. The two top-most gopis are known as Srimati Radharani and Candravali. Candravali is Srimati Radharani's rival for Krishna's attention. Because Radharani possesses all charm and sweetness, she is the better of the two and is supremely famous. Each of them has millions of doe-eyed gopi followers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gopi"

In Hinduism, halahala or halahal is a poison created from the sea when Devas (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the sea in order to obtain Amrit, the nectar of immortality. ...more on Wikipedia about "Halahala"

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According to Indian legends, Hemvati was a beautiful young Brahmin woman for whom the famous temples of Khajuraho have been built. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hemvati"

Contemporary Hindu eschatology is linked in the Vaishnavite tradition to the figure of Kalki, or the tenth and last avatar of Vishnu before the age draws to a close, and Shiva simultaneously dissolves and regenerates the universe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hindu eschatology"

Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. Despite connotations of fiction in common usage, the term myth, in theological and academic studies, does not necassarility imply that a narrative is untrue. It must be noted that many of the topics that thus fall under Hindu mythology are cherised beliefs of Hindus and have been proved to be historical accounts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hindu mythology"

According to an account of the Hindu mythology, Hiranyagarbha, meaning the golden womb, is the source of the creation of the universe. It is one of the Vedic myths which expalin the origin and the creation of the cosmos and the universe. The legend states that the Hiranyagarbha floated around in water in the emptiness and the darkness of the non-existence for about a year, and then broke into two halves which formed the Swarga and the Prithvi, and most likely other parts of the universe. It is believed that Brahma was born from the Hiranyagarbha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hiranyagarbha" shortopedia - now!

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