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Garuda: ('devourer'), the eagle, the carrier of Vishnu through space and heavens; a bird with a human's head. |
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Brahmâ:
('expander')
- the creator, born out of the lotus, of the umbilicus of
Nârâyana; He rules from the mythical mount Meru;
the ruler of rajas;
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Indra:
('ruler', 'thousand-eyed') - Head of the ruling demigods
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Incarnations
of Vishnu |
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Varuna ('universal') - God of seas and waters, riding on Makara, a giant monster fish. |
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Ganesha: Son of S'iva and Pârvatî, Vinayaka or Ganapathi or Vighneswara all indicate the Elephant-God, who is popular among young and old, and who is worshiped as the very first deity, before regularly beginning any ceremony or samskar, any yaga of yajna, any vow or fast or pilgrimage. He is the Lord of the ganas or divine forces, inside and outside the human body; He is the Lord, who masters and overwhelms vighna or obstacle, however imminent or eminent. The mouse is Ganesha's vehicle. The mouse is a clever and lively creature. As a symbol it means that we should be clever and diligent in our actions. The mouse also symbolizes the darkness of the night. The mouse can see well in the dark. As Vinayaka's vehicle the mouse signifies an object that leads man from darkness to light. The Vinayaka principle thus means that which removes all the bad qualities, bad practices and bad thoughts in men and inculcates good qualities, good conduct and good thoughts. |
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Uma
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As'vins,
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Yamarâja
or Yama:
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Candra
or Soma:
The
demigod representing the order of the moon. |

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Soma:
Name
of the moongod (see also Candra above).
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Sûrya: The
sungod, the personification of the order of the sun as known
by nature Sûrya is sitting on his cart, pulled by seven horses named to the vedic meters [Gâyatrî, Brihati, Usnik, Jagatî, Tristup, Anustup and Pankti] that are hooked up by Arunadeva to a yoke equally long, in order to carry the god of the sun. |
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The
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Sources:
S'rîmad
Bhâgavatam -
'The Story of the Fortunate One' - (Bhagavata Purâna)
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The Vahinis
by Bhagavân S'rî Sathya Sai Baba
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