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The twelve jyotirlinga sites take the names of their respective presiding deity, and each is considered a different manifestation of Shiva. [8] At all these sites, the primary image is lingam, representing the beginningless and endless stambha (pillar), symbolising the infinite nature of Shiva. [8] [9] [10]
Other names of Vishnu alluding to this nature of God are Bhavanah, the 32nd name, Vidhata, the 44th name, Apramattah, the 325th name, Sthanadah, the 387th name and Srivibhavanah, the 609th name. [13] Bhavanah, according to Sankara's interpretation, means "One who generates the fruits of Karmas of all Jivas for them to enjoy."
Consorts. Sridevi, Bhudevi, and Niladevi (three aspects of Lakshmi) Perumal ( Tamil: பெருமாள், romanized: Perumāl) [ 2] or Tirumal ( Tamil: திருமால், romanized: Tirumāl pronunciation ⓘ) is a Hindu deity. [ 3] Perumal is worshipped mainly among Tamil Hindus in South India and the Tamil diaspora, who consider ...
God is often conceived as the greatest entity in existence. [ 1] God is often believed to be the cause of all things and so is seen as the creator, sustainer, and ruler of the universe. God is often thought of as incorporeal and independent of the material creation, [ 1][ 7][ 8] while pantheism holds that God is the universe itself.
Dhruva Beram or the Moola Virat, main idol of the Tirumala Venkateswara temple. The main stone deity of Lord Venkateshwara is called Dhruva Beram ( beram means "deity", and dhruva means "pole star" or "fixed"). The deity is about 8 feet (2.4 m) from the toes to the top of the crown and is considered the main source of energy for the temple.
v. t. e. Dattatreya ( Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेय, IAST: Dattātreya ), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as a Hindu god. [ 8] He is considered to be an avatar and combined form of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, who are also collectively known as the ...
Govinda. Govinda ( transl. “finder or observer of cattle” ), also rendered Govind, Gobinda and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu and is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. [ 1] The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama. The name is also popularly addressed to Krishna, referring to his youthful ...
In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth incarnation of Vishnu, or as the Supreme God (Svayam Bhagavan) in his own right. [1] As one of the most popular of all Hindu deities, Krishna has acquired a number of epithets, and absorbed many regionally significant deities, such as Jagannatha in Odisha and Vithoba in Maharashtra.