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- claiming to represent the third avatar of Vayu, the Vedic wind god, following ... and possesses a divine body. Brahma and Vayu exist on a slightly lower ...14 KB (2,041 words) - 17:24, 12 February 2024
- of Kesari, a mighty vanara warrior, it was Vayu, the wind god, who sired Hanuman ... the way in which Indra had treated his son, Vayu transported Hanuman to a cave ...19 KB (3,063 words) - 05:09, 25 June 2024
- in popular legend, in the Mahabharatha. Vayu Purana mentions that the Brihadrathas ... The Pradyotas, who according to the Vayu Purana ruled for 138 years ...20 KB (3,019 words) - 04:57, 5 November 2022
- legends found in later writings, such as the Vayu-Purana and the Linga-Purana, Shiva revealed that during the age of Lord Vishnu's appearance as ...10 KB (1,412 words) - 19:20, 23 June 2020
- order. As she approached Viswamitra, the wind god, Vayu, tore away her garments. Seeing her, thus, disrobed, the sage abandoned himself to lust. Nymph ...10 KB (1,598 words) - 15:57, 11 August 2023
- gods in the Vedic pantheon, including Vayu (god of the wind), Varuna (one time supreme god of the Vedic pantheon), Vac (the all-important goddess ...11 KB (1,709 words) - 22:13, 30 November 2022
- final "inner breath" (Sanskrit: Prana, vayu; Tibetan: rlung). It is within this Bardo that visions and auditory phenomena occur. In the Dzogchen ...13 KB (1,966 words) - 23:24, 30 April 2023
- earth, Mother Earth), Surya (the sun god), Vayu or Vata (the wind), Apas ... the Maruts, Usas, Surya, Rbhus, Rudra, Vayu, Brhaspati, Visnu, Heaven ...41 KB (6,083 words) - 01:40, 15 December 2022
- but more recently identified as Avestan Vayu conflated with Shiva. Nicholas Sims-Williams, "Bactrian Language" in Encyclopaedia Iranica ...35 KB (4,905 words) - 21:03, 7 March 2025
- He claimed to represent the third avatar of Vayu, the Vedic wind god, following Hanuman. Thus, Mahdhva considered his knowledge to be direct ...15 KB (2,215 words) - 07:04, 27 March 2025
- were in the Vedic pantheon were: Agni, Soma, Vayu, Varuna, Rudra, Vishnu, Brahma, Brihaspati, Ashvins, Vishvedavas, Prithvi, Dyaus, and Prajapati ...16 KB (2,600 words) - 10:11, 29 January 2024
- *Vayu Gaman SiddhiL Through this Siddhi, a person can become capable of flying in the skies and traveling from one place to another in just a ...15 KB (2,229 words) - 20:06, 21 April 2023
- Earth (prthivi), water (Ap), fire (tejas), air (vayu) and ether (akasha). These are called elements; the first four, earth, water, fire and air, signify ...19 KB (2,996 words) - 14:10, 3 May 2023
- child. Accordingly, Kunti invoked the gods Yama, Vayu, and Indra in turn and gave birth to three sons. Arjuna was the third son, born of Indra, the ...20 KB (3,256 words) - 22:46, 9 March 2022
- kept the older Vedic triad of Soma, Agni and Vayu distinctly in view, endeavoring to bring their new structure into harmony with the ancient Vedic beliefs. ...22 KB (3,588 words) - 17:21, 2 May 2023
- (the Kurus) came from the Uttarakuru. Vayu Purana attests that Kuru, ... Bharata, a prince of Ayodhya. According to Vayu Purana (II.36.107), the Gandharas ...50 KB (7,467 words) - 07:44, 27 March 2025
- such as such as Guruvayur Temple installed by Vayu; or #* installed ... (Temple made by Guru (Brihaspati) & Vayu deva) * Jagannath—Lord ...50 KB (7,445 words) - 20:39, 3 May 2023
- further nature deities such as Surya (the Sun), Vayu (the wind), Prithivi (the earth). Goddesses included Ushas (the dawn), Prithvi and Aditi (the mother ...25 KB (3,858 words) - 14:44, 3 May 2023
- Puranas predating this (such as those in the Vayu and Brahmanda Puranas), are considered to be later interpolations made during the seventh to tenth ...34 KB (5,402 words) - 04:23, 18 April 2024
- magical spell to summon the gods Dharmaraja, Vayu, and Indra, his elder queen Kunti gives birth to three sons, Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna through ...33 KB (5,174 words) - 07:41, 27 March 2025
