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In Hindu mythology, Sarama (Sanskrit: सरमा, Saramā) is a mythological dog being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, devaśunī). She first appears in one of Hinduism's earliest texts, the Rig Veda , in which she helps the king of the gods Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis asuras.
The dog is also the vahana or mount of the Hindu god Bhairava. In the Mahabharata, when Yudhishthira reaches the gates of heaven (Swarga), Indra allows him to enter but refuses entry to the dog that accompanied him. Yudhishthira, unwilling to abandon his loyal companion, refuses to enter heaven without the dog.
A dog that recognised its former owner would carry him across the river on its back. [17] In some accounts, the dogs on the shore act differently according to their colour, yellow dogs would carry the soul of the deceased across the river, while white dogs refuse because they have just washed themselves and black dogs refuse because either they ...
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In Chapter 3 of Mahaprasthanika Parva, as the dog and Yudhishthira continue their walk up Mount Meru, [2] Indra appears in his chariot with a loud sound, suggesting he doesn't need to walk all the way, he can jump in and together they can go to heaven. Yudhishthira refuses, says he could not go to heaven with Indra without his brothers and ...
“Seeing a dog on top of the pyramids was an unexpected but inspiring experience. Just as we had dreamed to see the pyramids from the sky, this stray dog has shared that dream too and put in the ...
Erlang Shen, or simply Erlang, is a god in Chinese folk religion and Daoism, associated with water (flood control), justice, warriorhood, hunting, and demon subdual. He is commonly depicted as a young man with a third, truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead, wielding a three-pronged spear, and being accompanied by his loyal hunting dog, Xiaotian Quan.
Remembering the fathers in heaven (or wherever you may believe they go after they pass) is important all the time—but especially on Father's Day! Some of the Father's Day quotes you'll read here ...