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Hanuman is mentioned in both the Hindu epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. [29] Hanuman is mentioned in the Puranas. [30] [31] The Shiva Purana mentions Hanuman as an avatar of Shiva; all other Puranas and scriptures clearly mention him as the spiritual son of Vayu or incarnation of Vayu or sometimes avatar of Rudra (which is also another name of ...
The vanara god Hanuman who helped Rama (the Vishnu avatar) is considered by some to be the eleventh avatar of Rudra (Shiva). [72] [73] Some regional deities like Khandoba are also believed by some to be avatars of Shiva. [74] [75] Ashwatthama, the son of Drona is also considered to be an avatar of Shiva.
For example, in the Hanuman Chalisa, Hanuman is identified as the eleventh avatar of Shiva. [340] [341] [342] The Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu Purana claim sage Durvasa to be a portion of Shiva. [343] [344] [345] Some medieval era writers have called the Advaita Vedanta philosopher Adi Shankara an incarnation of Shiva. [346]
Hanuman is one of the central figures of the epic. He is a brahmachari (life long celibate) and one of the chiranjivis. In some versions of the epic, he is described as an avatar of Shiva. Hema: An apsara in Indra's court. When Mayasura visited Svarga, he saw and married her. They had two sons, Mayavi and Dundubhi, and a daughter named ...
Drona performed many years of severe penance to please Shiva to obtain a son who possessed the same valour as the deity. He is regarded to be an avatar of one of the eleven Rudras. He was cursed to be immortal by Krishna for the attempted murder of Parikshit, suffering from incurable painful sores and ulcers. [6] Mahabali
Hanuman: Portions of Vayu and Shiva: Iravan Mangala: Jarasandha: Viprachitti: Jambavan: Brahma: Jambavati: Lakshmi: Jara Vali: Jayadratha: Jambha Jayatsena: One of the Kalakeyas: Kalindi/Yamuna (Surya's and Sanjna's daughter and goddess of Yamuna river) Yamuna and Lakshmi: Kamsa: Kalanemi: Karna: Half portion of Suryanarayan, Kratha Rahu and ...
The avatars of Devi or Parvati include Durga and Kali, who are particularly revered in the eastern states of India, as well as Tantra traditions. [159] [160] [161] Twenty-one avatars of Shiva are also described in Shaivism texts, but unlike Vaishnava traditions, Shaiva traditions focus directly on Shiva rather than the avatar concept. [151]
Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, [1] is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages in the cycle of existence (Krita).