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- ===Asura Vyamoha Lila=== In 1530 C.E., Shrinathji commanded Vallabhacharya to leave the worldly life and to approach Him. Shrinathji had commanded ...15 KB (2,305 words) - 14:14, 3 May 2023
- powers. As could be expected, the Asura's maya often involves the aforementioned trickery. Later scriptural passages found in Atharva Veda ...13 KB (2,085 words) - 10:05, 29 April 2025
- Mazda, and thus has the dual title of deva and asura. There are also other devas like SavitÅ—, Vishnu, Rudra (later given the exclusive epithet of ...16 KB (2,600 words) - 10:11, 29 January 2024
- A prominent asura is Rahu, whose characteristics are in some ways similar to those of the Devil. In Hindu mythology, Rahu is a snake that swallows ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- of the Chandogya Upanishad as the king of the Asura. Over time, the worship of Vairocana in East Asia was gradually superseded as an object of reverence ...10 KB (1,419 words) - 14:09, 3 May 2023
- Originally, the word Asura in the earliest hymns of the Rig Veda (the holy book of the Indo-Aryans) meant any supernatural spirit—good or bad ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- While the forest burnt, Arjuna chose to spare one asura by the name ... Nivatakavachas and Kalakeyas, two powerful asura clans that had obtained boons ...20 KB (3,256 words) - 22:46, 9 March 2022
- who rescued the world from the rampaging asura brothers Sunda and Upasunda, and Urvashi, who attempted to seduce the hero, Arjuna. ...10 KB (1,598 words) - 15:57, 11 August 2023
- A Rakshasa (Sanskrit: रा॑कà¥à¤·à¤¸à¤ƒ, rÄÌká¹£asaḥ ; alternately, raksasa or rakshas) is a demon or unrighteous spirit in Hindu mythology ...11 KB (1,695 words) - 16:05, 20 May 2026
- Angkor Wat (meaning: "Capital Temple") is an ancient temple complex (originally Hindu but later becomming Buddhist) dating from the ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 01:44, 9 January 2023
- Prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths placed on single poles or strung along lines, on mountain ridges and peaks high in the ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 12:12, 14 April 2026
- cut to pieces and devoured by the gods, dæmons (asura) and wild animals, etc. The ritual is cognate with the prototypical initiation of a shaman though ...15 KB (2,296 words) - 22:01, 10 December 2023
- in Hindu legend as the fabled capital of the Asura King Ravana in the Ramayana. Anuradhapura stands out as a major force in the development and ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 19:30, 14 April 2026
- tvacam krsna (RV 1.130.8) as referring to an asura (demon) called Krsna whose skin was torn apart by Indra. ==Dasa, in Hinduism== The present ...15 KB (2,317 words) - 20:43, 19 May 2020
- Tortoise is the common name for any turtle of the family Testudinidae, characterized by thick, club-like hind legs, and a high, rounded, domed ...18 KB (2,557 words) - 05:27, 4 November 2022
- is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha. (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Karthikeya ...19 KB (2,947 words) - 06:40, 4 February 2025
- In many world religions, the concept of Hell refers to a literal or symbolic place (or sometimes an existential condition) of damnation where ...24 KB (3,806 words) - 09:40, 25 June 2024
- is an aniconic temenos or tabernacle of deva, asura, genius loci or other archetypal entity. Yantra are theurgical device that engender entelecheia ...23 KB (3,394 words) - 16:47, 24 October 2023
- daēva 'demon'. Similarly, the Indo-Aryan asura 'name of a particular group of gods' (later on, 'demon') cognates with ...26 KB (3,877 words) - 17:29, 28 November 2024
- Thanjavur derives its name from Tanjan: an asura (demon) who, according to local legend, caused devastation until killed by Sri Anandavalli Amman ...28 KB (4,166 words) - 19:37, 24 May 2024
