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Vad är Shiva?
Shiva [çiʹva] (sanskrit, egentligen ’den milde’, ’den nådige’), Śiva, Siva, en av hinduismens mest betydelsefulla gudar, även kallad bl. a. Maheshvara, Mahadeva, Hara, Pashupati. Den historiske föregångaren till Shiva var den vediske guden Rudra.
Vilken gud är Vishnu?
För många miljoner hinduer är han den främsta guden. Vishnu är den som upprätthåller skapelsen. Han håller i en lotus, en snäcka, en diskus och en klubba. Hans riddjur är örnen Garuda.
Who is Parashurama?
Parashurama is a Hindu deity and avatar of Vishnu, known as ”the angry man.” Vishnu, a prominent god in most Hindu sects, is the supreme deity of Vaishnavism and forms the Hindu trinity along with Brahma and Shiva. Parashurama is the sixth of the 10 main avatars of Vishnu that together make up the Dashavatara.
Is Parashurama a Kshatriya?
Parashurama. Parashurama ( Sanskrit: परशुराम, IAST: Paraśurāma, lit. Rama with an axe) is the sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism. Born as a brahmin, Parshuram carried traits of a Kshatriya and is often regarded as a Brahmin-Kshatriya. He carried a number of Kshatriya traits, which included aggression, warfare and valor.
Why did Parashurama fill five ponds with blood of Kshatriyas?
In a mission to avenge his father’s death, Parashurama had filled five ponds with the blood of Kshatriyas and the place was later on known as Samant-panchaka. He took bath in that lake, washed his axe and performed rituals in honor of his father. The existence of the Kshatriyas was wiped out from the surface of the globe.
What is the story of Parashurama in Mahabharata?
The Mahabharata and the Puranas record that Parashurama was born to the Brahman sage Jamadagni and the princess Renuka, a member of the Kshatriya class. When Jamadagni suspected Renuka of an unchaste thought, he ordered Parashurama to cut off her head, which the obedient son did.