Varaha (वराह) is the third avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as the third…
Kurma (कूर्म) is the second avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu. Originating in Vedic literature, such as the Yajurveda,…
Matsya (मत्स्य) is the fish avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. Often described as the first of Vishnu’s ten primary avatars, Matsya is described as having…
Vaivasvata Manu (वैवस्वत मनु), also referred to as Shraddhadeva (श्रद्धादेव) and Satyavrata (सत्यव्रत), is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race.…
Hanuman (हनुमान्), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the God Rama.…
Markandeya (मार्कण्डेय) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Mrikanda and his wife, Manasvini. The Markandeya Purana (one of the eighteen…
Yama (यम), also known as Kala (काल) and Dharmaraja, (धर्मराज) is the Hindu God of death and justice, responsible for the…
The Ramayana (रामायण) also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as an Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of…
The Mahabharata (महाभारत) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayaṇa. It narrates the events and…
Gheranda Samhita (घेरंड संहिता) is a Sanskrit text of Yoga in Hinduism. It is one of the three classic texts of hatha yoga (the…