Garuda, or Garutman, is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of the sage Kashyapa and Vinata. He is the younger brother of Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun. Garuda is described as the king of the birds. In Hinduism, Garuda is a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds. A […]
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Pingala, one of the attendants of Lord Surya, is the recorder who writes down mankind’s good and bad deeds. In Vedic hymns, the sun god rescues the world from the fear of darkness and nightmares. His attendants, Danda and Pingala represent the physical and intellectual means of achieving one’s goals. Danda is young and carries
Lord Surya is generally depicted with his two attendants Danda and Pingala. Danda sometimes also called Dandi is a personification of a weapon Danda. Danda means a rod or a staff. Such personification of a weapon is called as Ayudha Purusha (Weapon Man). He is also referred as Skanda. As the name suggests, Danda or
Aruna is the charioteer of Surya (the sun god) in Hinduism. He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children were the mighty vultures Sampati and Jatayu. He is also found in Buddhism and Jainism literature and
Nandi is the bull vahana (mount) of the Lord Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine. Nandi is also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva. The word nandi means happy, joy, and satisfaction. As