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List of Gods : "God Nara" - 29 records

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Goddess name
"Naradatta (daughter of Nara)"
Jain / India Goddess of learning. One of sixteen...
God name
"Narasinha"
Hindu Another incarnation of the god Visnu. Hindu
Goddess name
"Narasinha (man-lion)"
Hindu / Epic / Puranic Incarnation of the god Vis'nu. The fourth avatara of the god is depicted as a man-lion hybrid. According to legend, the demonic king Hiranyakasipu had taken on a dangerous invulnerability. To thwart this, VIS'NU took the form of Narasinha and hid inside a pillar of the king's palace whence he sprang, capturing Hiranyakasipu and tearing out his entrails. IconographicalIy, the scene is portrayed with the victim thrown across Narasinha's lap and the god's claws plunged into his body. Narasinha may also appear seated in a yoga position with the goddess LAKSMI on his knee....
Goddess name
"Narasinhi"
Hindu Mother goddess and one of the astamatara mothers. Hindu
Goddess name
"Narasinhi"
Hindu / Epic / Puranic Mother goddess. A SAKTI of NARASINHA who is one of a group of ASTAMATARA mothers. In another grouping, one of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS. Also CANDIKA....
Goddess name
"Narasinhi/ Chandika"
Hindu / Puranic / Epic A mother goddess
God name
"Narayana"
Hindu / Puranic / Epic A creator god thought to be synonymous with business
Supreme god name
"Para Brahma"
India Para Brahma. The supreme god of the Siva Narayanis. Northwest India
Spirit name
"Sarvanaranaviskambhin"
Buddhist God, a spiritual meditation buddha Buddhist
God name
"Vamana"
Hindu / Epic / Puranic Incarnation of the god VISNU. The fifth avatara of Vis'nu which appears as a dwarf, symbolizing the puny state of mankind in the cosmos. According to legend, the god took the guise in order to trick BALI, a greatgrandson of Hiranyakashipu (see NARASINHA), whose prestige had begun to overshadow that of INDRA. To restore a proper balance Vamana requested from Bali a plot of land three paces wide on which to meditate. Vis'nu returned to his proper stature and claimed heaven and earth in two steps. He declined to take the third which would have also claimed the underworld, but instead gave its rule to Bali. The dwarfish form bears two arms. Attributes: umbrella and waterpot....
God name
"Visvamitra"
Hindu / Puranic Minor god. According to legend, the father of the god NARADA....
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