and his brother leader of the Kauravas was blind. The king of the Pandava was unable to have children and called apon gods to impregnate his wives‚ doing this creating five children of his own Arjuna being one of them. Arjuna was the son of the god Indra and was a great archer‚ the best in the land. The father of the Kaurava side was able to have children but something went wrong with his wife during the pregnancy and instead gave birth to a large lump of flesh. A Rsi told the Kaurava king that if
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Alha-Udal(from Bhavishya Purana-Part-2) 1 Sootjee said:-“In vaksara village there lived an abhiri girl named Vratapa. She was fond of doing nava durga vrata in every starting year. She worshipped Chandika Mata for a boon that she asked for herself .She said:-“Please devi please with my worship and give me a beautiful boon of great child like Valarama and Krishna. Only this I ask from you hey mata swetaishwari”.There lived Vasumaan named king.He saw the abhiri girl and got pleased with her beautifulness
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The God of Paradox: Analyzing Krsna’s contradictory preaching of Dharma in the Mahabharata Rohit Rajkumar Religious Studies C166 Professor Goldman April 18th‚ 2014 2 Rajkumar I. Introduction When in doubt about the various facets of life‚ or when lost and looking for some kind of guiding light‚ the tendency of the every-day man is to look to the heavens to for an answer. It is not uncommon to hear “help me God‚” or “what do I do‚ God” as desperate pleas for some kind of moral and
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According to Hinduism Varuna is one of the supreme deities of the cosmos from the Vedic times and considered responsible for bringing rain‚ for movement of sun in the sky. Lord Varuna is called as omnipotent and omniscient. He is lord of all water bodies and one of the most prominent deva in Rigveda. In Hindu mythology‚ Varuna continued to be considered the god of all forms of the water element‚ particularly the oceans. According to Hindu mythology‚ Lord Varuna is the son of sage Kashyapa. He is
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Hinduism Architecture Hinduism is a predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. It begins simply by differentiating between matter and spirit and the theology of the religion is based upon three main truths‚ God‚ Matter and Soul (Richard Blurton‚ 1992). It is also a conglomeration of intellectual and philosophical points of view‚ rather than inelastic common sets of beliefs. Hinduism believes in the real self which is called the “atma” is distinct from the temporary body made of matter or “Prakrit”
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Part 1: Defining Dharma Using information from Site 1‚ write four defining elements of dharma (the prescribed conduct and morality within the religious system of Hinduism). Dharma is Universal: Universal dharma is known as rita‚ the underlying principle and universal law regulating nature. It is destiny and the road to destiny. Human: Human dharma is asrama dharma‚ the natural expression and maturing of the body‚ mind‚ and emotions through four progressive stags of earthly life. Social:
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When finding a definition for ‘art’ the only phrase that comes to my mind is the expression of one’s creative skill and imagination. The word imagination brings out this thought of largeness and expressiveness to me and therefore when viewing a large painting‚ one immediately gets drawn towards it and tries to create a connection with the painting. Shahzia Sikander was an artist who was known for her embrace of miniaturist paintings in the Indo-Persian style. To many‚ miniature paintings seemed somewhat
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HISTORY Project 1 Death and Destruction in Hindu Mythology Thomson Muriyadan F.Y.B.M.M Div: A Roll no. 38 If one’s perception of mythology is that of mystical creatures‚ gods and demons and boons and curses‚ then Hindu mythology fits the bill perfectly. A glance at the introduction of any of the books written on the subject could make one dizzy at the sheer number of gods‚ demons and stories about the world it encompasses. The Hindu view with respect to birth‚ life and death is very
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Apart from the traditional human weapons like swords‚ daggers‚ spears‚ clubs‚ shields‚ bows‚ arrows and maces‚ and the weapons used by the gods (such as Indra’s thunderbolt Vajrayudha)‚ the texts mention the utilization of various divine weapons by various heroes‚ each associated with a certain god or deity. These weapons are most often gifted to semi-divine beings‚ human beings or the rakshasas by the gods‚ sometimes as a result of penance. There are several weapons which were believed to be
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SUN TEMPLE AT MODHERA…. The Sun Temple‚ Modhera‚ at Modhera in Gujarat‚ is a temple dedicated to the Hindu Sun-God‚ Surya. It was built in 1026 AD by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty. This temple depicts the essence of ancient times. The sculptures and architecture present in this temple are still magnificent after all these years. In the present times‚ prayers are not offered in this temple. This temple is now under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India. Other Sun Temples in India
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