Vaisravana is sometimes translated as the "Son of Fame". The Sutta Nitapa commentary says that Vaisravana is derived from a name of Kubera’s kingdom‚ Visana. Once‚ Kubera looked at Shiva and his wife Parvati with jealousy‚ so he lost one of his eyes. Parvati also turned this deformed eye yellow. So‚ Kubera gained the name Ekaksipingala ("one who has one yellow eye"). He is also called Bhutesha ("Lord of spirits") like Shiva. Kubera usually is drawn by spirits or men (nara)‚ so
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lying between them is believed to be ‘Varanasi’‚ the holiest of all pilgrimages. The word ‘Kashi’ originated from the word ‘Kas’ which means to shine. Steeped in tradition and mythological legacy‚ Kashi is the ‘original ground ‘ created by Shiva and Parvati‚ upon which they stood at the beginning of time. Varanasi is the microcosm of Hinduism‚ a city of traditional classical culture‚ glorified by myth and legend and sanctified by religion ‚ it has always attracted a large number of pilgrims and worshippers
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goddesses too. The wife of Brahma is Sarasvati‚ goddess of learning. Vishnu ’s wife is Lakshmi‚ goddess of wealth and prosperity. Shiva ’s wife is Parvati who is worshipped as Kali or Durga. Besides these‚ there are a number of other Gods and Goddesses. To name a few of them‚ there is Ganesh‚ who has an elephant ’s head and he is the son of Shiva and Parvati. Hanuman who is an ape‚ and Surya the Lord of the sun. Some gods have more than one name. Shiva is also known as Shankar‚ Mahadev‚ Natraj
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talented. His daily chore is to spend time with his childhood friend‚ Parvati‚ the Mukherjees’ neighbor‚ who belongs to a middle-class family. Devdas is sent away abroad so that he can improve himself. Several years‚ upon his return‚ things have not changed‚ his dad still regards him as a slacker‚ though Devdas is welcomed by the rest of his family‚ the welcome could have been warmer had Devdas chosen not to visit Parvati (Paro)‚ rather than his own mother. Devdas and Paro are in love‚ and
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(alternet.org‚ paragraph 4) Marijuana is also used for spiritual purposes in many different cultures. Some Hindus use it to offer sacrifices to their minor deities. A Hindu scripture known as the Shastras states‚ "The god Shiva says to Parvati-- ’Oh‚ goddess Parvati‚ hear the benefits derived from bhang.” (druglibrary.net‚ paragraph 19) Rastafarians also believe Marijuana plays a strong part in spirituality. They believe smoking it is reveals the truth to themselves by changing their perspective.
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is one aspect of the Great Goddess of Indian mythology known as Devi “the Goddess.” She is considered Shiva ’s wife‚ and can take several forms‚ from the gentle Parvati to the fierce Durga to the destroyer Kali. Although her attributes do not offer positive identification‚ this four-armed goddess appears to be Uma‚ also known as Parvati‚ the divine mate of the Hindu god Shiva. She is daughter of the Himalayas‚ who waited for Shiva to court her‚ singing and dancing and making herself beautiful. But
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also * 7 Notes * 8 References * 9 Further reading * 10 External links [edit] Early years Venkata Raman was born at Thiruvanaikaval‚ near Tiruchirappalli‚ Madras Presidency to R. Chandrasekhara Iyer (b. 1866) and Parvati Ammal (Saptarshi Parvati).[1] He was the second of their eight children. At an early age‚ Raman moved to the city of Vizag‚ Andhra Pradesh. Studied in St.Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School. His father was a lecturer in Mathematics and physics‚ so he grew up in
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Dr. C.V. Raman was born on November 7‚ 1888 in an orthodox South Indian Brahmin family in tirchurappalli‚ Tamilnadu. His father’s name was Chandra Shekhar Aiyer who had special interest in science and mathematics. His mother Parvati was a pious lady. Raman was a very brilliant student since his early childhood He passed his matriculation at the age of 11 and at 15 graduated from the Presidency College‚ Chennai. He was the only student to get a first class. He completed his Master’s degree in Physics
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Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (A Study On Postcolonial Innovations) A Thesis Presented to the Department of Literature College of Nursing In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in Literature 101 World Literatures Tan‚ John Ryan N. March 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………………3 CHAPTER 1 The Problem and its background A: Introduction………………………………………………………………………
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