Showing posts with label Hindu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hindu. Show all posts

Goddess Vasudhara

 



Vasudhara: Nepal's Goddess of Abundance.

Vasudhara is the goddess of fortune and wealth who is in charge of all forms of abundance and prosperity.

Women pray to her for fertility blessings for their wombs and farms.

She is shown with six arms carrying holy artifacts and mudras, and is supposed to represent the Hindu Lakshmi's counterpart.


For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma

Goddess Ushas

 



Ushas is the Hindu goddess of dawn.

Every dawn, Ushas drives a chariot across the sky, giving light to the world.

She awakens humanity's and the gods' divine potential, providing spiritual enlightenment to those who seek it.

Her name means "dawn" in Sanskrit, and she protects the world from evil.

She is often depicted as a swarm of birds.


For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma

Goddess Sita

 



Sita is a Hindu goddess who represents virtue.

Sita is the epitome of womanly virtues in Hindu civilization and a daughter of the ground.

Sita, when abducted and imprisoned, not only denied her affluent captors' advances, but she also preserved her spiritual virginity.

She has mastery over elemental fire, which she obtained after completing the Agni Pariksha, or fire trial.

Sita is the goddess of wisdom and divine patience.


For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma

Goddess Shasti

 



Shasti is a Hindu deity who protects children.

Shasti safeguards pregnant women and children until they reach puberty.

Midwives and nurses adore her, and she is depicted as a matronly figure riding a cat.


For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma

Goddess Shakti

 



Shakti: India's supreme goddess.

Shakti is the primal female energy force that each goddess possesses.

She is the heavenly Devi's old power source, the breath and will that keeps her alive.

Shakti brings women to enlightenment by liberating them from the mundane happenings of daily life.

Every Hindu goddess is defined by her creative powers and ultimate strength.

She is the driving force behind yoga and tantric ceremonies.


For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma

Goddess Saranyu

 



Saranyu is a Hindu animal deity.

Saranyu is the mother of all animals, mythical and otherwise.

She is the sun deity Surya's spouse and is adored as the clouds and dawn.

She changed herself into a horse and fled when she became bored of the sky and her husband.

Saranyu is often represented with mare-like characteristics.


For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma

Personal Goddess - What Is Ista Devata Or Ista Devi?

 




In India, the goddess of uniqueness is known as Ista Devata.

Ista Devata is the patroness of those who have discovered their true selves through enlightenment.

She is the embodiment of the feminine Godhead that resides inside every living soul.

As a means of comprehending personal energy, she teaches the power of change and transmutation.


~Kiran Atma


Goddess Indrani

 



Indrani is a Hindu goddess of wisdom.

Indrani is the wife and consort of the deity Indra, and she is a goddess of extraordinary beauty.


She is frequently shown with a thunderbolt in one hand and a kid in the other, and she has a thousand eyes.

She has all-seeing abilities and can see the mysteries of both the physical and spiritual realms.


She considers elephants and lions to be holy.




For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.


~Kiran Atma