Hinduism

The Lord

The Matsya or Fish Avatar

From the Bhāgavata Purāna “Desiring the preservation of herds, Brāhmans, genii, and virtuous men—of the Vedas, of law, and of precious things—the Lord of the Universe assumes many bodily shapes; but though he pervades, like the air, a variety of beings, yet he is himself unvaried, since he has no

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Gabriel

Manu and the Seven Sages

From The Mahābhārata “Along the ocean in that stately ship was borne the lord of men, and through Its dancing, tumbling billows, and its roaring waters; and the bark, Tossed to and fro by violent winds, reeled on the surface of the deep, Staggering and trembling like a drunken woman.

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Death & Resurrection

Krishna Pierced

After thirty six years passed, a fight broke out between the Yadavas, at a competition, United Nations agency killed one another.  Krishna retired into the forest and began meditating beneath a tree. The Hunter Jara, mistook Krishna’s partially visible left foot for that of a ruminant, associate degreed shot an

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Raphael

Agni, Vedic fire god of Hinduism

The southern position and his association with fire helps identify Thoth in the Hindu tradition. Agni is a Sanskrit word meaning fire, and connotes the Vedic fire god of Hinduism. He is also the guardian deity of the southeast direction, and is typically found in southeast corners of Hindu temples.

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Zion

What is Power?

What a strange thing it would be to find a king that chose to set aside the usual tools of force and fear, to instead rule by patient persuasion and love. And yet this is exactly how God “rules” his people.

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Language

23 Different Names of India

Many of us know India either by the name of “India” or “Bharata”. Some who have a little interest in history, also, know India by the name of “Bharatvarsha” or “Aryavarta”. But in past immemorial, India was known by several different names in several different eras and societies and some of those names are listed here:

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