Disciplines associated with the study and understanding of the Vedas.
Brahmanas
Prose texts that explain the hymns in the Vedas.
Upanishads
Core texts from the Upanishads.
Deities
Surya
The Sun God.
Chandra
The Moon God.
Mangala
God of Willpower and Perseverance.
Budha
God of intellect and communication.
Brihaspati
God for receiving and transferring knowledge, spirituality and abundance.
Shukra
Goddess of creativity, creation and love.
Shani
God of spiritual asceticism, diligence and justice.
Rahu
Shadow deity representing indulgence
Ketu
Shadow deity representing spiritual liberation.
Indra
King of the devas and devis and heaven.
Varuna
Hindu God associated with ocean and water.
Vayu
Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods.
Agni
Hindu god of fire.
Soma
Is a ritualisitc drink mentionend in the Vedas but associated with God.
Ashvins
Hindu twin gods associated with medicine, health, dawn, and the sciences.
Shiva
Destroyer
Vishnu
Preserver.
Brahma
Creator
Parvati
Goddess of power, and is also associated with courage, fertility, and beauty.
Lakshmi
Goddess of prosperity, associated with material and non-material wealth, fortune, and beauty.
Saraswati
Goddess of learning, and also the patroness of music, art, and speech.
Rama
Seventh avatar of Vishnu.
Krishna
Eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Sita
Known for her dedication, self-sacrifice, courage, and purity.
Radha
Goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion.
Kali
Goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction and death. First of the ten Mahavidyas
Tara
Second of the ten Mahavidyas.
Lalita
She signifies the most beautiful woman across the three realms, with associations to the yoni symbol and the powers of creation, preservation, and destruction. Third of the Mahavidyas.
Bhuvaneshvari
Goddess of the world. Forth of the Mahavidyas.
Bhairavi
Goddess of Kundalini.
Chhinnamasta
Chhinnamasta is a goddess of contradictions. She symbolises both aspects of Devi - life-giver and a life-taker. Sixth of the Mahavidyas.
Dhumavati
Goddess of strife, loneliness, unfulfilled desires and inauspicious things. Seventh of the Mahavidyas.
Bagalamukhi
The Goddess Who Paralyzes enemies and illusions. Eighth of the Mahavidyas.
Kamalatmika
Bestower of Divine Bliss. Tenth and last of the Mahavidyas.
Gayatri
Mother of the Vedas.
Personification of the Gayatri Mantra.
Pushan
God of meetings, marriages, journeys, roads, cattle.
Bagha
God of wealth.
Aryaman
God of Customs; Protector of Mares, Stallions and Milky Way, Wealth.
Garuda
God of Strength and Vigilance.
Rati
Goddess of Love, Carnal Desire, and Passion.
Kamadeva
God of Love, Desire and Pleasure
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Hanuman
God of Wisdom, Strength, Courage, Devotion and Self-Discipline.
Ayyappan
God of righteousness and celibacy.
Mohini
The Hindu goddess of enchantment.
Ganesha
God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck; Remover of Obstacles.
Mariamman
Goddess of Weather and Fertility.
Svaha
Goddess of Sacrifices.
Devasena
Goddess of Aspiration.
Kartikeya
God of Victory and War,
Commander of the Devas.
Concepts
Adi Parashakti
The supreme goddess who underlies all other goddesses
Nasadiya Sukta
Hymn of non-Eternity, origin of universe.
Hiranyagarbha
The golden womb of the universe.
Dyavapṛthivi
The representation of duality of heaven and earth. Archtypal parents in the Rigveda.
Namarupa-vyakarana
The unfolding of the primal state into the manifest world prior to which unfolding there was nothing that existed.
Maya
Illusion.
Moksha
Liberation.
Kama
Concept of pleasure.
Panchikarana
Vedantic theory of how matter came into existence, originating from the primordial five subtle elements.
Dharma
Cosmic law and order.
Atman
The Eternal Self.
Karma
Concept of Action and Reaction.
Saṃsāra
The cycle of successive existence.
Antahkarana
The totality of the mind.
Prajñā
Highest and purest form of wisdom, intelligence and understanding.
