Bhuvaneshvarivignette|La déesse Bhuvaneshvari au temple Parashakthi à Pontiac Michigan Bhuvaneshvari est une déesse de l'hindouisme qui fait partie des Dasha Mahavidya: les divinités représentant la Sagesse. Ses aspects sont multiples: elle peut avoir deux ou jusqu'à vingt mains. Elle est décrite proche de Sarasvatî (déesse), mais aussi de Durga et de la très belle Sri Lalita.
TattvaTattva (devanāgarī: तत्त्व) signifie en sanskrit « vérité », « réalité » ou encore « essence », « principe essentiel ». Dans la philosophie indienne, ce terme sanskrit du Sāṃkhya ne participe d'aucune religion. Repris plus avant en faux, il participe des trois courants religieux que sont, par ordre d'importance quantitative en nombre de pratiquants, l'hindouisme, le bouddhisme et le jaïnisme. . Dans l'hindouisme, il désigne les principes constitutifs du réel.
Dhanvantarivignette|200px| Miniature dans le style Rajastani, de l'artiste LaLa, représentant Dhavantari, 2004. Dhanvantari, en sanskrit धन्वन्तरि, est un avatar de Vishnou dans la tradition hindoue. Divinité de la médecine, il apparaît dans les Puranas comme le dieu de l’Ayurveda. Les Indianistes occidentaux proposent deux interprétations de l'étymologie du nom : le linguiste autrichien Manfred Mayrhofer indique un sens proche de "errant/mouvant comme un arc", ou "à la démarche arquée" à partir des racines Dhanvan (voir le mot Dhanuh) et Tarati.
HariharaDans l'hindouisme, Harihara est le nom donné à la divinité combinant les caractéristiques des dieux de la Trimurti Vishnou et Shiva. Le nom de la divinité est composé des épithètes respectifs de ces deux dieux, Hari faisant référence à Vishnou, Hara à Shiva. Le nom Shankaranarayana est aussi donné à ce concept du panthéon hindou. Cette forme souligne le fait que les deux divinités ne sont qu'une même entité, le divin sous sa forme suprême dont les dieux ne sont que différents aspects.
PanchajanyaPanchajanya (पाञ्चजन्य) is the shankha (conch) of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, one of his four primary attributes. The Panchajanya symbolises the five elements, and is regarded to produce the primeval sound of creation when blown. According to the Mahabharata, Vishnu is stated to have slain a daitya (a member of a clan of asuras) named Panchajana on a mountain named Chakravan constructed by Vishvakarma, and seized the conch shell in which Panchajana had lived for himself. The conch is named after the daitya.
PratyangiraPratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा, Pratyaṅgirā), also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Narasimhi, Simhamukhi, and Nikumbala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. She is described to be the female energy and consort of Sarabeswara. According to the Tripura Rahasya, she is the pure manifestation of the wrath of Tripura Sundari. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells. Narasimhi is part of the Saptamatrika mother goddesses.
ShukraShukra (शुक्र, IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word that means "clear" or "bright". It also has other meanings, such as the name of an ancient lineage of sages who counselled the asuras in Vedic mythology. In medieval mythology and Hindu astrology, the term refers to the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas. In Hinduism, Shukra is one of the sons of Bhrigu, of the third Manu, one of the saptarishis. He was the guru of Daityas and Asuras, and is also referred to as Shukracharya or Asuracharya in various Hindu texts.
KamalatmikaIn Hinduism, Kamalā (कमला) or Kamalātmikā, (कमलात्मिका) also known as Kamalālayā () is considered to be the Tantric characterisation of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. In Shaktism, she is represented as the Devi in the fullness of her graceful aspect. She is believed to be the tenth and the last Mahavidya. She is also considered to be the last form of the goddess Adi Parashakti. In Shakti tradition, the lotus goddess is exalted thus: She has a beautiful golden complexion.
NavadurgaNavadurga (नवदुर्गा), also spelled Navdurga and Navadurgas, are nine manifestations and forms of Durga in Hinduism, especially worshipped during Navaratri and Durga Puja. They are often considered collectively as a single deity, mainly among the followers of Shaktism and Shaivism sect of Hinduism. According to Hindu mythology, the nine forms are considered the nine stages of Durga during the nine-day long duration of the war with demon-king Mahishasura, where the tenth day is celebrated as the Vijayadashami (victory day) among the Hindus and is considered as one of the most important festivals.
YogamayaYogamaya (योगमाया), also venerated as Vindhyavasini, Mahamaya, and Ekanamsha, is a Hindu goddess. In Vaishnava tradition, she is accorded the epithet Narayani, and serves as the personification of Vishnu's powers of illusion. The deity is regarded as the benevolent aspect of the goddess Durga in the Bhagavata Purana. She is regarded by Shaktas to be a form of Adi Shakti. In Hindu literature, she is born in a Yadava family, as the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda.
