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Kalki appears for the first time in the great war epic Mahabharata. [16] The mention of Kalki in the Mahabharata occurs only once, over the verses 3.188.85–3.189.6. [ 1 ] The Kalki incarnation is found in the Maha Puranas such as Vishnu Purana , [ 37 ] Matsya Purana , and the Bhagavata Purana .
According to a lesser known Madhva version of the legend, during the churning of the ocean of milk, a great poison known as halahala was produced, which Vayu, the god of wind, rubbed in his hands to reduce its potency. Then a small portion was given to god Shiva, turning his throat blue. The rest was collected in a golden vessel and digested by ...
Nongshaba (ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ), Lion God who protects humanity from evils. A son of Salailen. Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi (ꯀꯣꯟꯊꯧꯖꯝ ꯇꯝꯐꯥ), Queen of Heaven. Mongba Hanba (ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ), a forest God associated with healing. Haoreima (ꯍꯥꯎꯂꯩꯃ), Goddess of tragic love and separation, disease, souls and spirits.
Kala (Sanskrit: काल, romanized: Kālá/Kālam, [2] IPA:) is a Sanskrit term that means 'time' [3] or 'death'. [4] As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama. In Shaivism, Kala is known as the fiery avatar of Shiva, Kala Bhairava or Kalagni Rudra; and in Vaishnavism ...
Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas , a group of goddesses who provide liberating knowledge.
Mahakali (Sanskrit: महाकाली, romanized: Mahākālī) is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism. She is also known as the supreme being in various tantras and Puranas. Similar to Kali, Mahakali is a fierce goddess associated with universal power, time, life, death, and both rebirth and ...
Aring Sinukûan (Kapampangan mythology): sun god of war and death, taught the early inhabitants the industry of metallurgy, wood cutting, rice culture and even waging war [22] Lakandánup (Kapampangan mythology): serpent goddess who comes during total eclipses; followed by famine; eats a person's shadow, which will result in withering and death ...
The Vishnu hymn 1.154 of the Rigveda (1700-1200 BCE) contains a verse which shows Vishnu as Narasimha as a "wild lion, powerful, prowling, mountain-roaming", [20] which is Vishnu as Narasimha. Another hymn 8.14 says the story of Indra killing Namuci, that with "water foam you tore off, Indra, the head of Namuci and killed him, killing all demons",.