VishvakarmaVishvakarma, parmi les divinités du Sanatana Dharma (Hindouisme), (sanscrit विश्वकर्मा viśvá-karman « littéralement : « faire toutes les actions ») est l’architecte de l’Univers. Il est considéré comme l’architecte divin et le constructeur des palais des dieux. Il est également celui qui a fabriqué les chars des dieux ainsi que leurs armes. Il a également créé l'apsara Tilottama. Vishvakarma est à l’origine du Sthapatyaveda, un Upaveda qui traite de l’art de construire.
Sacred watersSacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, springs, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric. These organic bodies of water have attained religious significance not from the modern alteration or blessing, but were sanctified through mythological or historical figures. Sacred waters have been exploited for cleansing, healing, initiations, and death rites.
Muktikā UpaniṣadMuktikā Upaniṣad ou Muktikopaniṣad est l'une et dernière des 108 upaniṣad. Celle-ci est antérieure au et recense 108 upaniṣad réparties en cinq catégories. La Muktikā Upaniṣad est classée dans le groupe des upaniṣad générales. Dans cette Upaniṣad, nous trouvons: 10 upaniṣad associées au Ṛgveda. 19 upaniṣad associées au Shukla Yajurveda (blanc). 32 upaniṣad associées au Krishna Yajurveda (noir). 16 upaniṣad associées au Sāmaveda. 31 upaniṣad associées au Atharvaveda.
KratuKratu (क्रतु) is described as one of the manasaputras, the mind-born children of the creator deity, Brahma, in Hinduism. He is also a rishi, who appears in two different ages. He is considered to be one among the seven great sages of the age of the first Manu, the Saptarishis, believed to have originated from the mind of Brahma. In another legend, he is believed to have been born from his father's left eye. In the Svayambhuva Manvantara, Kratu is a Prajapati, a son of Brahma. He is also the son-in-law of Prajapati Kardama.
RajasuyaRajasuya (राजसूय) is a śrauta ritual of the Vedic religion. It is ceremony that marks a consecration of a king. According to the Puranas, it refers to a great sacrifice performed by a Chakravarti – universal monarch, in which the tributary princes may also take part, at the time of his coronation, as a mark of his undisputed sovereignty. The rajasuya is associated with the consecration of a king and is prescribed as a ritual to establish a king's sovereignty. It is described in the Taittiriya corpus, including Apastamba Śrauta Sutra 18.
