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Shiva type Hindu script_name Devanagari script शिव day Monday and also Thrayodashi gender Male mantra * Om Namah Shivaya, * Om Namo Bhagavate Rudraya, * Mahamrityunjaya Mantra affiliation Trimurti, Ishvara, Parabrahman and Paramatman (Shaivism) deity_of God of Destruction, Master of Poison and Medicine, the Great Yogi, God of Time, the Cosmic Dancer, Para Brahman, the Supreme Being (Shaivism) weapon Trishula, Pashupatastra, Parashu, Pinaka bow) symbols Lingam, Crescent Moon, Damaru (Drum), Vasuki spouse Parvati/Sati) children Kartikeya (son) Ganesha (son) abode * Mount Kailash, * Cremation grounds (Shmashana Adhipati) mount Nandi (bull) festivals Maha Shivaratri, Shravana, Kartik Purnima, Bhairava Ashtami other_names Shankara, Bholenath, Maheśvara, Mahadeva, Rudra, Mahakala, Sadashiva, Batara Siwa, Nataraja member_of Trimurti **Shiva ** (शिव ), also known as Mahadeva (महादेव: [mɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ]), or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism....

Shiva Advaita Shiva Advaita (Devanagari:शिवाद्वैत, ಶಿವಾದ್ವೈತ, ), also known as or Shaivite qualified nondualism is a Shaivite school of philosophy from Southern India that was founded by Srikanta Sivacharya during the eighth century and followed mostly by Veerashaivas. According to this doctrine, the Shiva and the Brahman are the one and the same. Srikanta Sivacharya (also known as Nilakantha Sivacharya) wrote a commentary on Brahma Sutras, which became known as Śiva Viśiṣṭādvaita....

Shivadooti type Hindu name Shivadooti other_names Shivaduti, Shivaduthi affiliation Devi, Parvati, Koushiki, Lalita Tripura Sundari god_of Goddess of Terror abode Cremation Grounds mantra Om Śivadūtī Devyai Namāha weapon Scimitar consort Shiva mount Jackal Shivadhoothi (“She who sent Shiva as an emissary”) is a manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess Shakti. The Devi Mahatmyam relates how, during the battle against the demons Sumbha and Nisumbha, Shivadhoothi emerged from the body of the goddess Chandi and ordered Shiva to deliver an ultimatum to the demons that if they did not surrender they would be devoured by her jackals....

Shravana (hearing) ** Shravana ** or Śravaṇa (Sanskrit: श्रवण) is derived from the root श्रवः (hearing or the ear), and means – ’the ear’, ’the hypotenuse of a triangle’, ’the act of hearing’, ‘study’, ‘fame’, ‘glory’, ’that which is heard or revealed’, ‘wealth’, ‘flowing’, ‘oozing’, In Hindu philosophy and rituals, the hearing of the secrets of the Upanishads from the Guru is called Shravana which secrets are meant to be reflected upon to gain intellectual conviction....

Shree Krishna Karnamrutam Šrī Krishnakarṇāmrutam ( श्रीकृष्णकर्णामृतम् ) is a work in Sanskrit by the poet Shree Bilvamangala Swami variously known as Vilvamangalam Swami, Vilwamangalam Swamiyar, Bilwamangala Thakura and Līlāśuka. The word karṇāmruta means ’nectar to the ears’. Līlāśuka compares that [Pronoun needs to be clarified] to a bouquet of glory of Krishna. Origin The author of Šrī Krishnakarṇāmrutam is Vilvamangalam Swamiyar. He was a contemporary of Swami Desikan (AD 1268-1369)....

Shri Shri (श्री, ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as Sri, Sree, Shri, Shiri, Shree, Si, or Seri based on the local convention for transliteration....

Shri Radhika Krishnashtaka The Radhika Krishnashtaka (also called the Radhashtak) is a hymn. It is said that the reciter can get to Krishna via his consort Radha by chanting it. As it is composed of eight verses it is known as ashtak, ashta means eight. It is recited mainly by vaishnavas. Members of the Swaminarayan Sampraday recite this daily as it is prescribed in the Satsangi Jeevan (P.4, A.48). BAPS members do not recite this version but instead recite created version called Shri Swaminarayan Ashtakam....

Shrinathji Temple name Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara country India state Rajasthan district Rajsamand location Nathdwara deity Shrinathji (form of Lord Krishna) festivals Krishna Janmashtami, Holi architecture Rajputana year_completed 1672 creator Goswami Tilakayat Damodar lalji and other Goswami Descendants. website https://www.nathdwaratemple.org/ Shrinathji Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shrinathji in Nathdwara. It is considered an important pilgrimage centre by Vaishnavas. Legend and history The Swarup or divine form of Shrinathji is said to be self-manifested....

Shukarahasya Upanishad devanagari शुकरहस्य sanskrit_transliteration Śukarahasya meaning Mystery of Shuka (sage Vyasa’s son) veda Krishna Yajurveda type Samanya (general) chapters 6 philosophy Vedanta The Shukarahasya Upanishad (शुकरहस्य उपनिषद्, IAST: Śukarahasya Upaniṣad), also called Rahasya Upanishad, is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is classified under one of the 21 Samanya Upanishads and attached to the Krishna Yajurveda. The text is a mix of prose and verses....

Shyena (Hinduism) " Before all birds be ranked this bird, O Maruts; supreme of falcons, be this fleet-winged Shyena, because, strong-pinioned, with no chariot to bear him, he brought to Manu the god-loved oblation (Soma)." – (Rig Veda IV.26.4) Shyena (Sanskrit: श्येन ) is the divine hawk identified with Agni, who ascends to heaven for bringing soma) (nectar) to earth with the intention of rejuvenating and revitalizing of all things that exist on earth....

Siddhanta Siddhānta is a Sanskrit term denoting the established and accepted view of any particular school within Indian philosophy; literally “settled opinion or doctrine, dogma, axiom, received or admitted truth; any fixed or established or canonical text-book on any subject” (from siddha, adj. mfn.- accomplished, fulfilled; that has attained the highest object, thoroughly skilled or versed in). Hindu philosophy This term is an established term within Hindu philosophy which denotes a specific line of development within a Hindu religious or philosophical tradition....

Siddhashila !Siddha Shila Siddhashila is an area in Jain cosmology at the apex of the universe, which is where the Jains believe people who have become arihants) and tirthankaras go after they die and attain moksha). Such people are called siddhas after they discard their mortal body, hence the origin of the term. See also Kevala jnana Jainism and non-creationism Timeline of Jainism

Sisir Kumar Maitra Sisir Kumar Maitra (born 19 January 1887, Calcutta, India, died 1963) was Head of the Department of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University. His writings compared Eastern and Western philosophy, and the teachings of Sri Aurobindo in comparison with Western philosophers. Life Maitra was born into a Brahmin family, and as his father - who served as a Professor of English literature at the Dacca, Presidency and Ravenshaw Colleges - was very liberal in his views on social and religious matters, young Sisir was brought up free from social and religious orthodoxy....

Sister Gargi name Sister Gargi image_size 150px birth_name Marie Louise Burke birth_date June 23, 1912 birth_place United States death_date January 20, 2004 death_place San Francisco, United States other_names Pravrajika Prajnaprana known_for Research on Swami Vivekananda occupation Nun, , writer, , researcher nationality American Sister Gargi (June 23, 1912 – January 20, 2004), born Marie Louise Burke, was a writer and an eminent researcher on Swami Vivekananda, and a leading literary figure of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement....

Sita type Hindu name Sita devanagari सीता sanskrit_transliteration Sītā affiliation Avatar of Lakshmi, Devi, Vaishnavism abode Ayodhya, Saketa dynasty Vidēha (by birth), Raghuvamsha)-Suryavamsha (by marriage) consort Rama children Lava) (son), Kusha) (son) parents Janaka (adoptive father), Sunayana (adoptive mother), Bhūmi (spiritual mother) siblings Urmila (sister) Mandavi (cousin) Shrutakirti (cousins) texts Ramayana and its other versions, Sita Upanishad festivals Sita Navami, Janaki Jayanti, Vivaha Panchami, Deepavali, Dussehra birth_place Mithila), Videha other_names Siya, Janaki, Maithili, Vaidehi, Bhumija god_of Mother Goddess, Goddess of Beauty and Devotion Sita (सीता; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, Ramayana....