Bhringi

In Hindu mythology, Bhringi is a sage and an attendant of the deity, Shiva. In iconographical convention, he is often depicted with an emaciated body and three legs.

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Yama

The Hindu god of death, also known as Pretaraja (King of Ghosts), Dharmaraja (King of Justice) and Daksinasapati (Lord of…

Devi-Bhagavata Purana

Also known as Devi Bhagavatam, it is often categorised as a Mahapurana and revolves around the figure of the Devi…

Rigveda

Earliest extant text from the Vedic corpus, dated roughly between 1700 and 1200 BCE. Like the other Vedas, the Rigveda…

Kali

Also known as Dakshina Kalika, she is a Hindu goddess and aspect of Shakti and is regarded as the destroyer…

Pashupati

An epithet originally used for the Vedic deity Rudra and now denoting one of the incarnations of the Hindu deity…

Bodhyagri Mudra

Also known as the bodhyangi mudra, it means the “mudra of the six elements” or the “fist of wisdom,” and…

matrika

Any of a group of mother goddesses (matrika, Sanskrit, ‘divine mother’) mainly in Hinduism, especially in Shakta and Shaiva cults;…

Stithi

Meaning "preservation" or "existence" in Sanskrit, it is one of the cosmic acts of the deities in the Hindu religious…