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In classical Sanskrit, the word ambaka denotes "an eye", and in the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes translated as "having three eyes". [203] However, in Vedic Sanskrit, the word ambā or ambikā means "mother", and this early meaning of the word is the basis for the translation "three mothers".
In Sanskrit texts, Khandoba is known as Martanda Bhairava, a combination of Martanda (an epithet of the solar deity Surya) and Shiva's fierce form Bhairava. The name Mallari or Malhari is split as Malla and ari (enemy), thus meaning "enemy of the demon Malla".
Sahadeva (Sanskrit: सहदेव, romanized: Sahadeva, lit. 'one with the gods') was the youngest of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata . He and his twin brother Nakula were the sons of Madri , one of the wives of the Pandava patriarch Pandu , and Ashvini Kumaras , the divine twin physicians of the gods ...
In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. List of names. Sanskrit Name Name Mantra Name Meaning Name Name Mantra ...
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—along with their wife Draupadi.
These boys were raised by handmaidens known as the Krittikas. Later, Parvati fused them into one, creating the six-headed Kartikeya. [7] Kartikeya means "of the Krittikas" in Sanskrit. [6] [8] According to Hindu literature, he is known by 108 different names, though other names also exist in common usage. [9]
Vithoba is often depicted as a dark young boy, standing arms akimbo on a brick, sometimes accompanied by his consort Rakhumai. Vithoba is the focus of an essentially monotheistic , non-ritualistic bhakti -driven [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Varkari faith in Maharashtra and the Haridasa sect established in Dvaita Vedanta in Karnataka.
Pranav (Sanskrit: प्रणव, romanized: Praṇava) is an Indian male name meaning Om, a sacred sound and symbol. [1] According to Hinduism, pranava is said to be the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva combined. Pranava is also one of the names of Vishnu, the 409th of the Vishnu Sahasranama. Notable people with the name include: