Girika
Girika Girika was the daughter of river Suktimati, born when the mountain Kolahala, maddened by lust, once attacked the river. She was wedded by Vasu. Also see… [Mahabharata: Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati].
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Gomati
[spacer height=”40px”] Gomati River The Gomati or Gomti river is a tributary of the Ganges. According to Hindu mythology, the river is the daughter of the Hindu sage Vasishta; bathing in the Gomati on Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can wash away sins. According to Bhagavata Purana, the Gomati is one of India’s transcendental rivers. The rare Gomti Chakra is found…
Govinda
Govinda Govinda is another name of Krishna. It is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Hidimba
Hidimba Rakshasa, killed by Bhima Was the brother of Hidimba. Rakshashi, wife of Bhima Was sister of Rakshasa Hidimba. Married to Bhima. Mother of Ghatotkacha from Bhima.
Hrishikesha
Hrishikesha Hrishikesha is another name of Krishna. It is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Indra
Indra Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is a Vedic deity. In the Vedas, Indra is the king of Svarga (Heaven) and the Devas. He is the god of lightning, thunder, storms, rains and river flows. Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda. He is celebrated for his powers, and the one who kills the great symbolic evil (Asura) named Vritra who obstructs human…
Jaimini
Jaimini Jaimini was one of the main disciples of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, the others being Sumanta, Paila, Shuka and Vaishampayana. Jaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mīmāṃsā school of Hindu philosophy. He was a disciple of sage Veda Vyasa, the son of Parashara. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the Mimamsa Sutras and Jaimini Sutras, he is estimated…
Janamejaya
JanamejayaJanamejaya (Sanskrit: जनमेजय) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th or 11th century BCE). Along with his predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual,…
Janardana
Janardana Janardana is another name of Krishna. Janardana is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Jaratkaru
Jaratkaru Jaratkaru is a Rishi (sage) in Hindu mythology. He is the husband of the serpent-goddess Manasa and father of their son Astika. Jaratkaru is described as a great learned sage who practises severe asceticism. Though he wants to remain celibate, he marries Manasa on persuasion of his dead ancestors, who are doomed to fall to hell…
Gomati
[spacer height=”40px”] Gomati River The Gomati or Gomti river is a tributary of the Ganges. According to Hindu mythology, the river is the daughter of the Hindu sage Vasishta; bathing in the Gomati on Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can wash away sins. According to Bhagavata Purana, the Gomati is one of India’s transcendental rivers. The rare Gomti Chakra is found…
Govinda
Govinda Govinda is another name of Krishna. It is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Hidimba
Hidimba Rakshasa, killed by Bhima Was the brother of Hidimba. Rakshashi, wife of Bhima Was sister of Rakshasa Hidimba. Married to Bhima. Mother of Ghatotkacha from Bhima.
Hrishikesha
Hrishikesha Hrishikesha is another name of Krishna. It is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Indra
Indra Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is a Vedic deity. In the Vedas, Indra is the king of Svarga (Heaven) and the Devas. He is the god of lightning, thunder, storms, rains and river flows. Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda. He is celebrated for his powers, and the one who kills the great symbolic evil (Asura) named Vritra who obstructs human…
Jaimini
Jaimini Jaimini was one of the main disciples of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, the others being Sumanta, Paila, Shuka and Vaishampayana. Jaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mīmāṃsā school of Hindu philosophy. He was a disciple of sage Veda Vyasa, the son of Parashara. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the Mimamsa Sutras and Jaimini Sutras, he is estimated…
Janamejaya
JanamejayaJanamejaya (Sanskrit: जनमेजय) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th or 11th century BCE). Along with his predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual,…
Janardana
Janardana Janardana is another name of Krishna. Janardana is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Jaratkaru
Jaratkaru Jaratkaru is a Rishi (sage) in Hindu mythology. He is the husband of the serpent-goddess Manasa and father of their son Astika. Jaratkaru is described as a great learned sage who practises severe asceticism. Though he wants to remain celibate, he marries Manasa on persuasion of his dead ancestors, who are doomed to fall to hell…