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Naraka ( Sanskrit: नरक ), also called Yamaloka, is the Hindu equivalent of Hell, where sinners are tormented after death. [1] It is also the abode of Yama, the god of Death. It is described as located in the south of the universe and beneath the earth. The number and names of hells, as well as the type of sinners sent to a particular hell ...
A Deva ( Sanskrit and Pali: देव; Mongolian: тэнгэр, tenger) in Buddhism is a type of celestial being or god who shares the god-like characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, much happier than humans, although the same level of veneration is not paid to them as to Buddhas.
Indra is the most referred deity in the Rigveda. [9] He is celebrated for his powers based on his status as a god of order, [4] and as the one who killed the great evil, an asura named Vritra, who obstructed human prosperity and happiness. Indra destroys Vritra and his "deceiving forces", and thereby brings rain and sunshine as the saviour of mankind. [8] [10]
Varṇa ( Sanskrit: वर्ण, Hindi pronunciation: [ʋəɾ'ɳə] ), in the context of Hinduism, [1] refers to a social class within a hierarchical traditional Hindu society. [2] [3] The ideology is epitomized in texts like Manusmriti, [1] [4] [5] which describes and ranks four varnas, and prescribes their occupations, requirements and ...
Manu ( Sanskrit: मनु) is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or to the first man ( progenitor of humanity ). The Sanskrit term for 'human', मनुष्य ( IAST: manuṣya) or मानव (IAST: mānava) means 'of Manu' or 'children of Manu'. [1] In later texts, Manu is the title or name of fourteen rulers of earth, or ...
Kama ( Sanskrit: कामदेव, IAST: Kāmadeva ), also known as Kamadeva and Manmatha, is the Hindu god of erotic love, desire, pleasure and beauty, often portrayed alongside his consort and female counterpart, Rati. He is depicted as a handsome young man decked with ornaments and flowers, armed with a bow of sugarcane and shooting arrows ...
Glossary of Hinduism. Deva ( / ˈdeɪvə /; Sanskrit: देव, Deva) means "heavenly, divine, anything of excellence", and is also one of the terms for a deity in Hinduism. [1] Deva is a masculine term; the feminine equivalent is Devi . In the earliest Vedic literature, all supernatural beings are called Devas [2] [3] [4] and Asuras.
