Sheetala mata
Sheetala mata : Sheetala mata means cold and denotes the goddess Sheetala-mata who is deity riding on an ass and is responsible for the dreaded small pox disease . She moves around searching for victims and thus has to be … Read More
Category Archives: Hindu Vedic Deities
Maya
Maya : Maya is a goddess of nature and the creator of the universe . She signifies deception and stratagem . She is the celestial personification of illusion in a female form . The purpose behind her creation was delusion … Read More
Durvasa rishi
Durvasa : He was a sage, the son of Atri and Anasuya , but according to some authorities, he was son or emancipation of Shiva . He was noted for his irascible anger and many fell under his curse . … Read More
Amrit
Amrit : Amrit means `immortal’ and is a benefic deity more popularly known as `Soma ‘ , the personification of a sacred plant and drink made from it, which has great exhilaratory powers . Soma represents the moon and the … Read More
Sheshnaag
Sheshnaag : Shesha Naga, who survives the destruction of the Universe . It also symbolises the energy essential for spiritual conquest . Shesha Naga is the king of the serpents and ruler of Patala Loka , the infernal world . … Read More
Agastya rishi
Agastya : Agastya is the reputed author of several hymns in the Rig- Veda and a very celebrated personage . The Puranas represent him as being the son of Pulastya , the sage from whom the Rakshasas sprang . Agastya … Read More
Gandharva
Gandharva : The cheavenly Gandharva ‘ of the Vedas was a deity who knew and revealed the secrets of heaven and divine truths in general . He is thought to have been a personification of the fire of the sun … Read More
Pitra dev or Pitras
Pitar : Pitar or Pitri refers to the ancestors or forefathers to whom pindas are offered in worship . Pitri also signifies the ten Prajapatis or the mythical progenitors of the human race . The first pitris are said to … Read More
Kinnara
Kinnara : Kinnara meaning cwhat men’ are mythical beings with the form of a man and the head of a horse . It also refers to bad or deformed men . They are celestial choristers and musicians, dwelling in the … Read More
Rakshasa or Danav (devils)
Rakshasa : Rakshasa refers to the malefic demons and asuras or the enemies of God indulging in violent and evil practices and activities . Rakshasas are said to have been created by the Prajapatis with their clower breaths’ . Vedic … Read More