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In the Treta Yuga, when Sutapas and Prashni were reborn as Kashyapa and Aditi, Vishnu was born as their son Vamana. Finally, in the Dvapara Yuga, when they were reborn as Vasudeva and Devaki, Vishnu was born as their eighth son, Krishna. In all the three births, they had the fortune to worship the holy idol of Vishnu made by Vishnu himself.
Dattatreya is typically shown with three heads and six hands, one head each for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who represent the Trimurti, the 3 main gods in Hinduism, and one pair of hands holding the symbolic items associated with each of these gods: Japamala and Kamandalu of Brahma, Shakha and Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu, Trishula and Damaru of ...
The word guru (Sanskrit: गुरु), a noun, connotes "teacher" in Sanskrit, but in ancient Indian traditions it has contextual meanings with significance beyond what teacher means in English. [2] The guru is more than someone who teaches a specific type of knowledge, and included in the term's scope is someone who is also a "counselor, a ...
Sage Bhrigu, King Mahabali and the moon-god Chandra expiated their sins, worshipping Vishnu here. Sage Bhrigu, once wanted to test the superior of the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He kicked Vishnu in his chest in anger; the sage atoned here. Chandra sinned by seducing his guru's wife; he partially expiated by worshipping here. [1]
After following Vishnu's advice of meditating upon him as Dattatreya, asserts the text, Brahma realizes that the infinite and peerless Brahman is realized, as the residuum after one meditates neti, neti ("not this, not this") negation process on the phenomenal universe. [14] [15] The text presents various mantras of Dattatreya. The single ...
The term means "lord of creatures", [1] [2] or "lord of all born beings". [7] In the later Vedic texts, Prajapati is a distinct Vedic deity, but whose significance diminishes. [2] Later, the term is synonymous with other gods, particularly Brahma. [1] [3] Still later, the term evolves to mean any divine, semi-divine or human sages who create ...
Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Sirohi district in Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan, and Western India. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres (5,650 ft). [2] It is 75 km from Sirohi city, the district headquarter and 15 km from Mount Abu and a road from there leads almost to the top of the ...
Guru Brahma (Kannada: ಗುರು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ) is a 1992 Indian Kannada film, directed by Veerappa Maralavadi and produced by Bhanu. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Sukanya, Lokesh and Sumithra in lead roles. The film had musical score by Hamsalekha. [1] [2] This is one of those rare movies where both hero and heroine played dual roles.