Articles related to "Varanasi"
Varanasi Jyotirlinga
Shiva created Kashi, the eternal city, and took permanent residence there. Kashi, or Varanasi, is destroyed only at the end of 100 kalpas.
• varanasi
• jyotirlinga
• kashi vishvanath
• dwadasa jyotirlingas
• varana
Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga
Rameshwaram is the southern most Jyotirlinga established from where Rama's bridge to Lanka commences. It has two lingams.
• rameshwaram
• dwadasa jyotirlingas
• tamil nadu
• rama’s bridge
• lanka
The Dwadasa Jyotirlingas
Twelve temples dedicated to Shiva, the Jyotirlingas, are specially revered because it is believed that the spiritually enlightened can see the lingas as columns of fire.
• dwadasa
• jyotirlingas
• shiva
• shiva purana
• shatarudra samhita
Glossary T to Z
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that occur often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with T to Z.
• upanishads
• vedas
• vedanta
• usha
• urvashi
The Kurma Purana
The highlight of the Kurma Purana is the Ishvar Gita, which describes the essentials of Yoga. A lesser-known romance of the Apsara Urvashi is also described.
• kurma purana
• brahmi samhita
• bhagavati samhita
• souri samhita
• vaishnavi samhita