Gauri (a name for Varuni as 'brilliant' or 'yellow')
(.403)
Face of Glory (the face of Kirttimukha) (DM.354)
Ekanetra (one of the 8 vidyesvaras) (.323)
Ekrudra (one of the 8 vidyesvaras) (.323)
Dyu (one of the Vasas) (.311)
Ghnatakarana (a god of healing, attendant on Shitala) (.410)
Advidya (the primal cause of all things) (DM.115)
Hindu-
creation (each culture has its own version of the creation of the universe, some more than one) (DM.248)
buffalo (the transport of Chamunda) (.176)
\ MAHAVIDYAS (* = one of the 10 mahavidyas)
Bhuvanesvari (one of the 10 mahavidyas) (.147)
Dhumavati (a gddss) --- (.287)
Brahma Prajapati (in some accounts a later name for Matsya) (.164)
CARPATA (*=one of the 9 nathas) (.194)
Cambano (one of the 9 nathas) (.188)
Carpata (*) (.194)
Chada (one of the yakshas) (.204)
Gangita (one of the yakshas) (.399)
Chando (a bull that guarded the son of Chandragupta) (.205)
Chhaya (an attendant of Sanjna) (mo fo Savarni and Shani) (DM.211)
Dhana-Pati (a name for Kubera as lord of wealth) (.286)
Ghugo (one of the 9 nathas) (.410)
S
Dama (hus of Sumana) (DM.269)
Dewanei (one of the consorts of Subrahmanya) (.285)
V
Devadeva (an epithet of Vasudeva) (.284)
dharmachakra (the wheel of destiny) [=:Buddhist Wheel of the Law] (.286)
Y
Devika (wife of Yuhishthira) (mo of Yaudheya) (.285)
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anatman (everything other than the self) (DM.66)
Movies = .
Computer Games = .
RPG = .
Website = .
athivahika (the body that migrates after death: the universal body of
the single reality) (DM.108)
Bhavani (life-producing power) (.146)
candra (in Tantric lore, a part of the body that produces the nectar of immortal life) (.189)
PH \ RACE-
Angirases (fire-gods) (the Luminous Race) (descendants of Agni) (DM.70)
Asiras (a mythical race of headless beings) (DM.100)
das (black demons who devoured men and gods: an aboriginal race conquered by Indra) (.274)
Eka-Pada (a member of a mythical race of one-footed beings) (.323)
Gandharva (one of a race of hill people referred to in the Mahabharata) (.398)
PH \ CLASS-
abhyasin (a male practitioner of Tantrism) (DM.13)
abhyasini (a female practioner of Tantrism) (DM.13)
abhisheka (a form of initiation or baptism used in Tantrism) (DM.13)
Adhvaryu (a priest officiating at a Brahmin sacrifice) (DM.13)
Aghori Panthi (an extreme saddhu) (DM.31)
chela (a novice instructed by a guru) (.210)
dakshina (an honorarium given to a priest officiates at a sacrifice) (.269)
Dasagras (seers) (DM.274)
dayan (a witch) (DM.275)
devadasi (dancers and prostitutes tending temple idols) (.284)
fakir (an Indian wonder-worker) (.355)
PH \SKILL-
Dhanu (one of the signs of the Zodiac, Sagitarrius the bow) (.286)
PH \ DESCRIPTION
Faiths +
PH \ DESCRIPTION \ AGE
ages of man (periods in the life of an individual) (DM.31)
PH \ EQUIPMENT-
$ pp = . gp
= . sp = . cp
= . bp = .
Dhol (a white cow) (DM.287)
gharma (a sacrificial vessel) (.410)
PH \ EQUIPMENT \ ARMS
arrow (the use of the bow and arrow dates from the early Stone Age
period and the arrow itself has great significance in many mythologies)
(DM.92)
club (the weapon of Yama) (DM.227)
PH \ EQUIPMENT \ HERBS
Herbs = .
PH \ EXPERIENCE
daiva (fate, the result of one's deeds in life) (.268)
Myths = .
avatar (an incarnation of a god: supreme glorification) (DM.115)
devak (a guardian deity) (DM.284)
devi (a name for a gddss) [devatas] (.285)
Ananta (an epithet applied to the major Hindu deities such as Devi and Vishnu) (DM.65)
DDG
\ ELEMENTS
Bhagavan (a name of Avalokiteshvara, Krishna and other deities as 'exalted
one') (a title for a guru regarded as a deity) (.145)
Devi (a name for Durga, Kali, Parvati and Uma) (.285)
DDG
\ RELIGION
Ahmisa (the doctrine that all life is sacred) (DM.35)
Dakshinacharins (a 'right-handed' sect of Hindus who follow the teachings of the Vedas) (see also Vamacharins) (.269)
DDG
\ RELIGION \ SACRIFICES
ashvameda (a horse sacrifice) (DM.100)
asvamedha (a horse sacrifice) (DM.104)
DDG \ RELIGION \ TEMPLES
garbhagrha (a small chamber at the centre of a temple) (.400)
DDG
\ A
Ahi Budhnya (a cosmic serpent born in the primordial waters) (DM.35)
Adhyatman (the supreme spirit; soul of the universe) (see also
Adi-Daivata) (DM.19)
Adi-Daivata (a supreme spirit: lord of the gods) (see also Adhyatman)
(DM.20)
Amma (a village goddess) (DM.60)
Adhasvara (one of a group of minor deities, a type of Gana) (DM.13)
Abhijit (a goddess of fortune) (daughter of Daksa) (wife of Candra)
(DM.13)
Abhirati (a mother-goddess) (wife of Panchika) (mother of Priyamkara)
(DM.13)
Adda-Nari (Hindu) [=Egyptian Isis] (a goddess of religion and
truth) (DM.19)
Agwani (a goddess of healing) (one of the 6 sisters of Shitala) (DM.34)
Aindri (a name of Indrani as a goddess of jealousy) (DM.38)
Aja Ekpada (a god of lightning) (DM.40)
Akattiyar (the Tamil version of Agastya) (DM.42)
Akrura (a messenger of Kansa) (DM.43)
akula [female=kula] (in Tantric lore, divine power: the male aspect of the Absolute) (DM.43)
Ambupati (a water-god) (DM.57)
Anumati (a moon-goddess) (DM.76)
Anuradha (a goddess of fortune) (daughter of Daksa) (wife of Candra)
(DM.76)
Apam Napat (god of fresh water: cloud personified) (DM.78)
Aramati (a Vedic goddess, devotion personified) (DM.83)
Aranyani (a woodland-goddess) (DM.83)
Ardhanari (a god of eunuchs) (the combination, in a statue, of Shiva
and his consort, Parvati or Durga) (DM.85)
Ardhanari-Ishvara (the deity Shiva, merged with Devi when Brahma needed
females at creation) (DM.86)
Arundhati (the deified morning star) (wife of Vashishtha) (DM.96)
Arusha (a god of the rising sun) (DM.96)
Arusha (a red stallion of the sun-god) (DM.96)
Arushi (a red mare of the sun-god) (DM.96)
Asapurna (an earth-goddess) (DM.97)
Aslesa (a goddess of misfortune) (dau of Daksa) (wife of Candra) (DM.101)
Asuniti (a goddess of longevity) (DM.104)
Asvid (a goddess of fortune) (dau of Daksha) (wife of Candra) (DM.104)
Aswiculapa (a deity who restores health and life) (DM.105)
Ayyapan (a god of growth) (DM.117)
DDG
\ ADITYA
Aditya (a child of Aditi) (see also Adityas) (DM.20)
Aditi (daughter of Brahma or Daksha) (wife of Kashyapa) (mother of Vishnu
and the Adityas) (DM.20)
Deva-matri (a name for Aditi as 'mother of gods')
[Devamatri.Devamatar] (.284)
Anisa (a minor sun-god) (one of the Adityas) (DM.71)
Adityas [Celestial Deities] (a group of early gods, sons of Aditi or
of Dyaus and Prithivi) (see also Daityas)
(DM.20) {originally : Aryaman, Mitra,
Varuna} {or : include Anisa, Bhaga, and Daksha} {later : add Dhatri, Indra,
Ravi, Savitri, Surya, and Yama} {some lists include : Aditya, Marttanda,
Varuna, Vishnu, and Vivasvat}
DDG \ ADITYA \ DAKSHA
Daksha (a sage, generator of gods) (a sun god, one of hte Adityas)
(leader of the Prajapatis) (fa of Devi, smsy) (son of Brahma) (consort
of Prasuti) ['brilliant'.Daksa.Pracheta.Prajapati.'skill'] (DM.268)
DDG
\ ADITYA \ SURYA (DDG.1: sun) (DDG.2: morning and evening)
Aruna (god of the dawn, driver of Surya's chariot) (son of Kasyapa
and Vinata) (bro of Garuda) (one of the Adiytas) (DM.96)
Aryaman (one of the yaman) (an early sun-god) (one of the (3) Adityas) (bro of Mitra and Varuna) {"He was later assimilated into Surya"} (DM.97)
Bhaga (a sun-god: a god of good fortune) (a form of Surya as the giver of wealth) (one of the 6 Adityas) (hus of Siddhi) (DM.145)
Dharmesh (a deity sometimes identified with Surya) (.286)
Diakara (a name of Surya as 'maker of the day') (.288)
DDG
\ ADITYA \ VARUNA
Anjana (Varuna as one of the Dikpalas or his elephant) (DM.72)
DDG
\ ADITYA \ VISHNU (DDG.1: mercy, light)
amsavatara (a minor manifestation of Vishnu) (DM.62)
Adi (a demon) (DM.19)
Achyuta (a name of Vishnu as 'unfallen') (DM.17)
Anantashayana (a name for Vishnu as 'he who sleeps on Ananta') (DM.65)
Bhumidevi (a fertility-goddess) (a wife of Vishnu) (mo of Naraka) (DM.147)
Buddha (the ninth incarnation of Vishnu, active in the present age) (.175)
Dhanus (the bow of victory) (DM.286)
discus (the weapon of Vishnu) (.294)
gada (a club; a mace; the weaopn of Bhima and Vishnu) (.393)
Ganges (one of the sacred rivers, personified as a gddss, flowing from the toe of Vishnu) (.399)
Girija (a name for Vishnu as Narasinha) (.415)
DDG \ ADITYA \ VISHNU \ ASPECTS
Adimurti (an aspect of Vishnu seated in the coils of the world-serpent)
(DM.20)
Annamurti (an aspect of Vishnu as 'god of the kitchen') (DM.73)
Bhumiya (an early fertility-god or goddess) (an aspect of Vishnu) (DM.147)
DDG \ ADITYA \ VISHNU \ AVATARS
Dhavantari (physician of the gods) (DM.286)
Dharma (a sage who married 10 or 13 daughters of the Daksha) (judge
of the dead) (fa of Yudhisthra) {"He is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu."}
(.286)
DDG \ ADITYA \ VISHNU \ AVATARS \ KRISHNA
Balakrishna (the god Krishna in the form of a child) (DM.124)
Charumati (dau of Krishna and Rukmini) (DM.209)
Damodara (a name for Krishna whose foster-mother had trussed him up in rope for stealing butter) (.270)
DDG
\ ADITYA \ YAMA (DDG.1: death) (DDG.2: judgement
of the dead)
Agrasandhari (a book of judgement: the register of an individual's
deeds) (DM.33)
Bird of Doom (a bird sent by Yama to warn someone that his time on earth was ended) (.150)
Dandadhara (a name for Yama in his role as the one who puts into effect the judgements of Samavurti) (.271)
Dharma-Raja (a name for Yama as 'lord of justice') (.286)
Dhumorna (a gddss) (a consort of Yama, smsy) (.287)
DDG
\ APSARA
Anjana (one of the apsaras) (consort of Vayu) (DM.72)
DDG \ NAMES
Acyata (an aspect of Shiva or Vishnu) (DM.18)
Daya (a gddss) (a sakti of Acyuta) (.275) [x: spellings
differ]
DDG
\ B
Badi Mata (a mother-goddess) (DM.122)
Bala (a mother-goddess) (DM.124)
Balabhadra (a god) (brother of Jagannath and Subhadra) (DM.124)
Balarama (son of Vasudeva and Devaki) (half brother of Krishna) (consort of Revati) (fa of Nisatha and Ulmuka) (fa of Shanu, some say) (DM.125)
Bhadra (a goddess, prosperity personified) (daughter of Soma) (wife
of Utaheya) (DM.145)
Bhardracharu (son of Krishna and Rukmini) (.145)
Bharani (a goddess of misfortune) (daughter of Daksa) (wife of Candra)
(.146)
Bharat Mata (a mother-goddess) (.146)
Bharati (a goddess of sacrifices) (an aspect of Sarasvati) (.146)
Bhima (a name for Rudra or Shiva as 'terrible') (consort of Disa) (fa
of Sarga) (.147)
Disa (a consort of Shiva as Bhima) (mother of Sarga) (DM.294)
Bhu (a primordial goddess) (DM.147)
Bhurranyu (a fire-god) (.147)
Biliku (the female counterpart of Bilik)
(DM.149)
Brahmani (a mother-goddess) (one of the 8 matrikas) (one of 9 navasaktis)
(DM.164)
Brighus (storm-gods and gods of fire) (sons of Brighu) (DM.170)
Brisaya (a moon-goddess) (DM.170)
Budha (a sky-god, personification of Mercury) (son of Chandra and Tara) (consort of Ila, in some accounts) (fa of Pururavas) (DM.175)
DDG
\ BRAHMAN (DDG.2: everything)
brahman (the primordial essence: the absolute: cosmic unity: soul of
the universe: the active creative force) (.164)
Ananda (bliss, a quality of Brahman) (DM.64)
brahma-loka (the realm of brahman: perfection: the ideal existence) (.164)
Brahmanda (the egg of Brahma from which all world history is generated) (.164)
Brahmapura (the city of Brahma on Mount Meru: heaven) (.164)
Devayana (the way of the gods: the route to unity with the brahman) (.285)
DDG
\ BRAHMAN \ BRAHMA
Brahma (a four-headed creator-god) (Brahman personified) (husband of
Saravati) (father of Adharma, Aditi, Daksha, Priyavrata, Sandhya and Shataruga)
(father of the Prajapatis) (DM.164)
[Abjaja.Abjayoni.Absolute.Ananta.Astakarna.Brahman.Dhatar.Dhatri.
Grandfather.hamsa.Hiranyagarbha.Ishvara.
Kala.Kamalasana.Mahadeva.Narayana.
Padma-Nabha.Pitamaha.Prajapati.
Purusha.Svayambhu(va).Vaivarta.Varaha.
Vishvakarma:=Buddhist Janardana.
Vairocana:=Cambodian Prah Phrom:=Japanese Bon-Ten-O.Dainichi:=Thai
Phrom]
Brahma-deva (a name for Narada, born again as the son of Brahma by one of Daksha's daughters) (.164)
Athi (a name for Brahma in Myanmar) (DM.108)
Adharma (son of Brahma) (the personification of Brahma as destroyer) (DM.19)
Brahmi (a name of Sarasvati as a consort of Brahma) (.164)
Dhatri (a sun god) (oneof the Adityas) (Brahma as 'organiser of the world') (DM.287)
Gayatri (a milkmaid who became consort of Brahma) (DM.405)
DDG \ C
Caturmurti (a form of Vishnu with 4 faces) (a combination of Vishnu
with Brahma, Shiva and Surya) (.197)
Chakra-Varti (ruler of the universe) (DM.204)
Chitratha (a king of the minor deities known as the Gandharvas) (.216)
Citra (a goddess of misfortune) (dau of Daksha) (wife of Candra) (.224)
DDG \ D
Dalbhyesvara (a deity superseding Indra in the Benares region) (.269)
Danu (gddss of the waters and heaven) (mo of Ahi) (mo of the Danavas
by Kasyapa, smsy) (.272)
Dasha-Bhuja (a name for Devi and Durga as 'ten-armed') (.274)
Devaka (fa of Devaki) (.284)
Devaki (a mother gddss) (dau of Devaka) (sis of Kansa) (a consort of
Vasudeva) (mo of Balarama and Krishna) (DM.284)
Devapurohita (a sky-god, the planet Jupiter) (.284)
Devasena (a gddss) (DM.285)
Dharma (a Vedic god of justice, truth personified) (fa of Yudhishthira)
(see also Jujaka) (.286)
Dharti Mata (a mother goddess) (consort of Thakur Deo) (DM.287)
Dhishani (a gddss of good fortune) (.287)
Dhumravati (a terrible gddss) (.287)
Digambara (a name of Kali as 'clad in air' (naked)) (a name for Shiva,
smsy) (.291)
Diksha (a gddss) (consort of Santana) (mo of Ugra) (.291)
Dipti (a minor gddss) (.293)
Doljang (a Hindu gddss) (DM.300)
Dulha Deo (a god of bridegrooms) (.307)
DDG \ DHARMA
Citragupta (a spy for Dharma in his role as 'judge of souls') (.224)
DDG \ G
Gana (a servant of the gods: a lesser deity or dwarf demon attendant
on Parvati and Shiva) (DM.397)
Gandhari (a small-pox gddss) (.398)
Ganga (the Milky Way) (a river-goddess of the Ganges) (gddss of health and plenty) (dau of Himavan and Mena) (sis of Uma) (wife of Vishnu, born from the toe of Vishnu) (consort of Shiva and Varuma, smsy) (mo of Jalandha) (mo of Karttikeya by Agni) (mo of Bhishma by Santanu) (DM.399)
Gava-griva (a deity) (.403)
Ghantakarani (a minor goddess) (.410)
Ghentu (a minor god) (.410)
DDG \ N
Dirghadevi (a consort of Nirrti) (.294)
DDG\
SHITALA
Basanti (a goddess of healing) (one of the 6 sisters of Shitala) (DM.130)
Ghantakarana (a god of healing, attendant on Shitala) (.410)
DDG \ SOMA
Chandra (a four-armed moon-god, the sacred drink Soma personified)
(one of the Vasus) (one of the Dikpalas) (king of the Brahmins) (bro of
Aditya, Agni, Ushas and Vayu) (consort of the 27 daughters of Daksha) [Candramas.Candra(mus).Indu.Soma]
(DM.205)
Chandra-vamsa (descendants of Chandra) {"These included the Pauravas and the Yadavas."} (DM.206)
DDG
\ CEYLON
Ayiyanayaka (god of fields and woods in Ceylon) (DM.117)
Bandara (a group of minor gods in Ceylon) (DM.128)
DDG
\ LOCAL
Ayyanar (a local god) (DM.117)
Bombay Kamayan (a local goddess of disease) (.159)
Didi Thakrun (a local plague gddss) (.289)
DDG
\ DURGA
Durga (an aspect of Devi, Kali or Parvati as 'the inaccessible') (DM.308)
Agni-Durga (a name of Durga as 'eight-armed') (DM.32)
Aparajita (a goddess, an aspect of Durga) (DM.78)
Aticandika (one of 9 forms of Durga) (DM.108)
ankas (a goad, one of the weapons of Durga) (DM.72)
Camunda (a three-eyed goddess, a form of Durga) (one of the astamataras)
(one of the saptamataras) (DM.189)
Candogra (a form of Durga) (one of the 9 navadurgas) (.189)
Chinnamasta (a goddess of self-sacrifice) (a form of Durga) (one of
the 10 mahavidyas) (DM.215)
ganta (a bell, one of the weapons of Durga) (.399)
DDG
\ K
Ananda (a name of Kama) (DM.64)
Bhavaja (a name of Kama as a god of love) (.146)
Dipaki (a name of Kama as 'the inflamer') (.293)
Carrier of Death (one of the 5 arrows carried by
Kama) (.194)
Exciter (one of the 5 arrows carried by Kama) (.353)
DDG \ KARTTIKEYA (DDG.1: war)
Agneya (a name for Karttikeya as 'son of Agni') (see also Subrahmanya)
(DM.32)
Ganga-ja (a name for Karttikeya as 'born from the Ganges') (.399)
DDG
\ KARTTIKEYA \ GANESHA
Ganesha (the elephant-headed god of art, foresight, good fortune and
scribes) (ruler of the Ganas) (son of Shiva and Parvati) (bro of Karttikeya)
(bro of Subrahmanya, smsy) (hus of Buddhi, Riddhi and Siddhi) [Ekadanta.Gajanna.Ganapati.Ganesa.Ganesh.Genesh.Hastimukha.Lambodara.Lord
of Obstables.(Maha-)Ganapati:=Buddhist Vighnantaka..Vigneshava:=Greek Hermes:=Japanese
Shoten] (DM.398)
Ekadanta (a name for Ganesha as 'one-toothed', after the loss of one of his tusks) (.323)
Buddhi (a minor goddess) (consort of Ganesha as Maha-Ganapati) (.175)
Gajanana (a name for Ganesha as 'elephant-face') (.394)
Ganapati (a name for Ganesha as ruler of the Ganas) (.397)
Ganapatihrdaya (the sakti of Ganapati) (.397)
Ganapatya (member of a sect worshipping Ganesha) (.397)
Ganesha-Gita (a poem of over 400 stanzas in honour of Ganesha) (.398)
DDG
\ LAKSHMI (DDG.1: fortune)
Ambika (goddess of food) (a manifestation of Lakshmi) (a name of Devi
or Parvati as 'mother') (DM.57)
Brighu (a sage) (one of the Seven Rishis) (son of Brahma or Manu) (fa of Chyavana by Puloma) (fa of Lakshmi by Khyati and of Shukra, some say) (DM.170)
Dakshina (a divine cow, a manifestation of Lakshmi) (mo of Yajna by Ruchi) (.269)
Devi-Shri (a name for Lakshmi as 'noble gddss') [Devi-S(e)ri:=East Indian Dewi Shri] (.285)
Dharani (an earth-goddess) (consort of Parasurama) (a form of Lakshmi) (.286)
Empress of the Sea (a name for Lakshmi as protector of fishermen) (.332)
Gajadevi (an image of Lakshmi) (DM.394)
DDG \ NAKSHATRAS
Dhanistha (a goddess of misfortune) (one of the nakshatras) (dau of
Daksha) (wife of Candra) (DM.286)
DDG
\ S
Anushayina (a deity later known as Sri) (DM.76)
DDG
\ INDRA (DDG.1: air, storms) (DDG.2: weather, battle)
Divaspati (a name of Indra as 'he who rules the air') (.295)
Airavata (the white elephant of Indra) (DM.39)
Erewan (a three-headed elephant ridden by Indra)
[=Siamese Erevan] (.341) [x: Erevan]
Amaravati (the chief deity of Svarga, Indra's heaven, built on Mount
Meru: land of bliss) (DM.55)
Apala (a woman seduced by Indra) (DM.78)
Balin (son of Indra) (half brother of Surgriva) (hus of Dara) (DM.126)
Dara (wife of Balin) [Tara] (DM.273)
Devadatta (a conch shell used by Indra as a weapon) (.284)
Gadhi (son of Kushamba) (fa of Viswamitra) {"He is regarded as an incarnation of Indra."} (DM.393)
Gandharva (one of the singers and dancers providing entertainment in Svarga, Indra's heaven: fertility spirits) (DM.398)
DDG
\ INDRA \ 8 ATTENDANTS
Anala (a god of fire) (one of Indra's 8 attendant gods) (DM.64)
Anila (one of Indra's 8 attendant gods (wind)) (DM.71)
Apa (one of Indra's 8 attendant gods (water)) (one of the 5 forms of
Parabrahma) (DM.78)
Dhara (one of Indra's 8 attendant gods (earth)) (.286)
Dhruva (the Pole Star) (son of Uttanapada and Suniti) (bro of Uttama)
(one of the 8 gods attendent on Indra) (DM.287)
DDG
\ INDRA \ SONS
Arjuna (a warrior-hero of the Mahabharata)
(one of the 5 Pandava brothers) (son of Indra and Kunti) (husband of Draupadi)
(fa of Abhimanyu by Subhadra) (fa of Babhru-Vahana by Chitrangada) (fa
of Iravat by Ulupi) (DM.90)
gandiva (the bow of Arjuna, previously owned by
Chandra) (.398)
DDG
\ KALI (DDG.1: evil) (DDG.2: life and death)
Ankalamman (a guardian-goddess of the Tamil) (an aspect of Kali) (DM.72)
Anna-Purna (a food-goddess) (an aspect of Kali or Parvati) (DM.73)
Bhagvati (a name for Devi, Kali, Parvati and Uma) (.145)
Bhogavati (a name for Devi, Kali or Uma as 'bee') (.147)
Bhuta-Nayaki (a name for Devi, Kali or Uma as 'leader of demons') (.147)
Canda (a name for Devi as the killer of Mahisha) (an aspect of Kali) (DM.189)
Gana-Nayaki (a name for Devi, Kali and Uma as leader of the Ganas) (.397)
DDG
\ KALI \ DEVI
Devi (dau of Himavan) (wife of Shiva) (mo of Kabandha, Kiemara and
Skanda)
[Ambika.Arya.Bhagavati.Bhairavi Bhimadevi.Bhramari.Bhuta-Nayaki.Black
One.andi.Dakshaja.Dakshina.Dasha-Bhuja.Divine Mother.Durga.Gana-Nayaki.Gauri.Girija.Haima(va)ti.Ishani.Jagadgauri.Jaganmata.Jaganmatri.Kali.Kamakhya.Kamaks(h)i.Kanyakumari.
Karna-Moti.K(a)umari.Kotari.Mahadevi.Maha(maya).Mahes(h)vari Mahis(h)asuramardini.
Parvati.Raktadanti.Rudrani.Sati.Shakti.S(h)itala(mata).Simha-Rathi.Simha-Vahini.Snow
Queen.Supreme Goddess.Uma] (DM.285)
Bhairavi (an aspect of Devi as a terrible deity) (.145)
Chandi (a name for Devi as 'fierce') (.205)
Dakshaja (a name for Devi as daughter of Daksha) (.269)
Dakshina (a name of Devi as 'right-handed') (.269)
Gauri (the gddss Devi as 'the brilliant' or 'yellow')
(a name for Kali on her tiger) (a sakti of Mahesvara) (DM.402)
Girija (a name for Devi, Kali and Uma as 'mountain-born') (see also Adrija) (.415)
DDG \ DIKPALA
Dikpala (a guardian deity) (DM.291)
DDG
\ DIKPALA \ AGNI [SE] (DDG.1: fire, lightning)
(DDG.2: fire, messages)
Agni (the god of fire) (one of the 8 Vasus, some say) (son of Kasyapa
and Aditi, or of Dyaus and Prithivi) (son of Urvashi, some say) (brother
of Mara) (husband of Ambi or Agnayi) (father of Agneyi) (father of Subrahmanya
by Svaha) (DM.32)
Abhimani (a name for Agni as the 'proud one') (DM.13)
Agnihotri (a Brahmin sect who sacrifice to the fire-god Agni) (DM.33)
Agnihotra (a sacrifice to the god Agni performed
by a Brahmin sect) (DM.33)
Garhaptya (one of the 3 forms of sacred fire, the fire of Agni) (.401)
Asani (one of 8 forms of Agni) (DM.97)
Bhava (one of the 8 forms of Agni) (.146)
DDG
\ DIKPALA \ AGNI \ WIVES
Agnayi (wife of Agni, some say) (DM.32)
Ambi (a moon-goddess) (wife of Agni) (DM.57)
DDG
\ DIKPALA \ AGNI \ CHILDREN
Agneyi (daughter of Agni) (sister of Agnivesha) (wife of Angiras) (mother
of Agni, Utathya and Vrihaspati, some say) (see also Agnayi) (DM.32)
Agnivesha (son of Agni) (brother of Agneya and Agneyi) (DM.33)
DDG
\ DIKPALA \ PARENTS
Bradmanspati (father of Agni, in some accounts) (.164)
Brhaspati (a sky-god, chaplain of the gods and lord of prayer) (the
planet Jupiter as a god) (son of Angiras) (husband of Tara) (fa of Kaca)
(fa of Agni, some say) (DM.168)
Dhishana (a name for Brhaspati as 'wise one') (.287)
DDG
\ DIKPALA \ VASU <Dikpala / Vasu : correct?>
1. Agni +
2. Antariksha +
3. Chandra +
8.
DDG\
DIKPALA \ VASU \ ANTARIKSHA
Antariksha (one of the 8 Vasus) (DM.74)
DDG
\ DEITIES?
Adrisyanta (wife of Kalmashapada) (mother of Parashara) (DM.22)
DDG
\ K
Asuri (a disciple of Kapila) (DM.104)
DDG \ M
Devi-Mahatmya (a poem lauding the goddess
Mahadevi) (.285)
DDG
\ PARVATI
Adrija (a name of Parvati as 'mountain born') (DM.21)
Aja (a name of Parvati as 'female goat') (DM.40)
Amba (a name of Parvati as 'mother') (DM.56)
Bhutamata (a terrible aspect of Parvati) (.147)
Gauri (a name of Parvati as a corn-goddess or as 'golden')
(DM.403)
DDG \ PARAMITA
Dana (one of the 12 Paramita goddesses, charity) (DM.271)
DDG
\ RUDRA
(DDG.1: storms, the dead) (DDG.2: storms, disease)
Aparajita (an aspect of Rudra) (one of the Khrodaddevatas) (DM.78)
Ekadasarudra (a group of 11 forms of Rudra) (.323)
Girisha (a name for Rudra as 'lord of the mountains') (.415)
DDG
\ SHIVA
Bhaironath (a law officer of Shiva who controls both gods and men)
(.145)
bhutaganas (ganas devoted to Shiva) (.147)
Candesvara (a former cowherd, attendant on Shiva) (.189)
Candrasekhara (a form of Shiva) (.189)
Dhurjati (Shiva appearing covered in ashes) (.287)
Durvasas (son of Atri and Anasuya) (an incarnation of Shiva as a sage) (DM.309)
Ajagava (the bow of Shiva) (DM.40)
Garudi (a female bird of prey, a manifestation of Shiva) (.402)
DDG \ SHIVA \ ASPECTS
Anantesa (an aspect of Shiva as 'lord of knowledge') (DM.65)
Candesvara (an aspect of Shiva) (.189)
DDG \ SHIVA \ NAMES
Adinatha (a teacher in the Kaula or Natha sect) [Primal Lord] {"He
is identified as Shiva."} (DM.20) [TRAIN]
Bhadra Vira (a name for Shiva used by the Maratha) (DM.145)
Bhuta-Natha (a name for Shiva as 'lord of the bhutas') (.147)
Dakshina-Murti (a name for Shiva as a teacher) (.269) [TRAIN]
Divine Yogi (a name of Shiva) (.296)
Ganga-dhara (a name of Shiva as 'upholder of the Ganges') (DM.399)
DDG \ SHIVA \ NAMES \ BHAIRAVA
Bhairava (a name of Shiva as 'the devourer' and haunter of graveyards)
(.145)
Bhairava (a terrible aspect of Shiva) (.145)
Bhairon (a local god later identified with Bhairava)
(.145)
Damaru (a drum made from a skull: a symbol of Bhairava)
(.269) (DM.269)
DDG
\ SHIVA \ WOMEN
Bagala (a goddess) (a sakti of Shiva) (DM.122)
Bhavani (in Nepal, a wife of Shiva) (DM.146)
DDG
\ SHIVA \ CHILDREN
Aswins (the twins Dasra and Nasatya) (messengers of the dawn) (twin
sons of Dyaus and Prothivi, Shiva or Sajna or Vivasat and Saranyu) (DM.105)
Dasra (one of the Aswins) (twin brother of Nasatya)
(DM.274)
DDG
\ SHIVA \ PANCABRAHMA
Aghora (a name of Shiva as 'the horrible one') (one of the 5 aspects
of Shiva known as the Pancabrahma) (DM.30)
DDG \ TAMIL
Gajavahana (a Tamil name of the war-god Skanda) (.394)
Gal Bapsi (a penitential god of the Tamils) (.394)
DDG \ TAMIL \ NAVASAKTIS
Ellaman (a Tamil gddss of boundaries) (one of the navasaktis) (.329)
DDG \ TIRTHANKARA
Chandraprahba (the eighth tirthankara) [Lord
of the Moon] (DM.206)
DDG \ TITAN \ DYAVA-PRITHVI
Dyava-Prithvi (Dyaus and Prithvi as one deity) (.311)
DDG \ TITAN \ DYAVA-PRITHVI \ DYAUS
Dyaus (a creator god and sky-god) (hus of Ida, Nistigri or Prithivi)
(fa of Indra, Parjanya and Surya) (fa of Adityas, Agni,
Aswins, Brhaspati, Maruts and Ushas, smsy) [Diaus.Dyaus.Pita(r).Dyaus
Pitri.Dyaush Pitir.Dyhu.Dyu-piter.'heaven':=Greek Uranus.Zeus:=Roman Jupiter]
{"He was killed by his own son, Indra. In some accounts he is depicted
as a black horse."} (DM.310)
Dyu-Piter (a name for Dyaus as 'father of light') (.311)
DDG \ TVASHTRI
Chakshusha (son of Tvashtri) (DM.204)
DDG \ USHAS
Dyotana (a name for Ushas as 'bringer of light') (.311)
DDG \ V
Gandhavaha (a name of Vayu as 'perfume-bearer') (.398)
DDG \ SPIRIT
Aratis (a Vedic evil spirit) (DM.84)
apsaras (a goddess of fertility) (a water spirit: a nymph of heaven)
(DM.81)
devata (a general name for a female deity: a nature spirit) (DM.285)
Dhartarashthra (a guardian spirit of the
east) (son of Vyasa and Ambika) (hus of Gandhari) (DM.287)
Dhunu (a hostile Vedic wind spirit) (.287)
druhs (malevolent spirits) (.305)
Gandharva (one of a group of fertility spirits) (offspring of Brahma or Kashyapa) (DM.398)
DDG
\ PLANESCAPE
Akasi tatwa (essence of ether, one of the 5 forms of Parabrahma) (DM.42)
daivi prakriti (primordial light: the vital force inherent in the universe) (.268)
Ambarisha (one of the 7 realms of hell, Naraka) (DM.56)
Andhatamisra (one of the 7 realms of the hell, Naraka) (DM.67)
Asipatravana (one of the realms of hell) (DM.100)
Asuraloka (the realm of the demi-gods) (DM.104)
Avichimat (one of the realms of hell) (DM.115)
Carvara (a guard at the gates of the Otherworld) (.194)
Dik (the universe which is said to be supported by the 8 dikpalas) (.291)
Dvaraka (a celestial palace) (DM.310)
Dyu (heaven) (.311)
Gandharvanagara (the home of the Gandharvas) (.398)
DDG \ PLANESCAPE \ GATI
gati (the 6 paths or conditions of existence) (DM.402)
deva (one of the 6 gati, the realm of gods) (.284)
DDG
\ PLANESCAPE \ PATALA
Atala (one of the 7 realms of Patala) (DM.105)
DDG \ PLANESCAPE \ UNDERWORLD
Chakravartiraja (the ruler of the underworld) (.204)
Chitragupta (the recorder of souls in the underworld) (.216)
animals (many animals (and birds) appear in mythologies worldwide, often
as supports for the world) (DM.71)
Akupara (the tortoise that supports the earth) (DM.43)
Chukwa (the tortoise supporting the elephant, Maka-padma,
which supports the earth) (.220)
Dvivida (a huge ape killed by Balarama) (.310)
ashvamuhki (a form of yakshi with the body of a woman and the head of a horse) (DM.100)
asipatra (a bird of Yamaputra) (DM.100)
Avritra (the serpent of drought) (DM.115)
MM \ ANGEL
deva (a god: a good spirit: a being above the level of animal or human)
[daeva.devata:=Japanese 10:=Tibetan Iha] (.284)
MM \ B
bee (an insect living in colonies and producing honey) (DM.137)
boar (a fierce animal of the pig family, featured in many stories worldwide)
(DM.157)
Emusha (a black boar
that raised the earth on its tusks) (.332)
MM \ BIRD
Garuda (a demigod, part man, part eagle) (the bird of Vishnu, sun-bird)
(son of Kasyapa and Vinata) (bro of Aruna) (fa of Sampati) (DM.401)
Bangma (a bird that proclaimed oracles) (DM.128)
Bharunda (a bird said to carry off dead bodies) (.146)
crow (a large black bird) (DM.255)
eagle (a large bird of prey) (DM.314)
MM \ C
cat (a small domesticated feline featured in many mythologies) (DM.196)
MM \ CELESTIAL
Dikkumari (6 celestial maidens assisting at important rites) (.291)
MM \ D
dog (a canine, usually domesticated as a pet or trained for various
tasks) (DM.298)
MM \ E-F
elephant (the largest of the land animals with large ears and a long
trunk) (DM.327)
fish (fish are sacred in some cultures, in others they play an active
role in their myths) [ichthys] (DM.376)
frog (a small amphibian with webbed feet and no tail which features
in some mythologies) (DM.389)
MM \ GIANT \ DAITYA [titans? demons?]
Daityas (giants) (sons of Kasyapa or Rudra and Diti) (DM.268)
Bali (a demon-god, king of Sutala, part of the underworld) (one of the Daityas) (son of Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada or Virochana) (hus of Vindhyavali) (fa of Bana and Putana) (DM.126)
MM \ INEVITABLE
Diti (a goddess) (dau of Daksha) (wife of Kashyapa or Rudra) (mother
of Andhaka, the Daityas and the Maruts) (DM.294)
MM \ J
Damina (a jackal featured in the Panchatantra) (.270)
MM \ M
Bhainasura (a modern form of Mahisha) (DM.145)
MM \ ASURA (* = one of the Asuras)
Asura (demon: titan) (DM.104)
Ahi (a serpent causing drought) (son of Danu) (one of the Asuras) (DM.35)
Dhundu (a demon) --- (DM.287)
Gaya (one of the Asuras) (DM.405)
MM \ DEMON
Agnimukha (a fiery demon in hell) (DM.33)
Andhaka (a demon with 1,000 arms and heads) (son of Kasyapa and Diti)
(DM.67)
Antaka (a demon of death) (DM.74)
Arbuda (a Vedic serpent demon, bringer of rain) (DM.84)
Arishta (a bull demon) (DM.90)
Asuyu (a demon) (DM.104)
Bakasura (one of the demons, in the form of a huge raven, sent by Kansa
to kill the infant Krishna) (DM.124)
Bana (a storm-demon with 1,000 arms) (son of Bali) (fa of Usha) (DM.127)
Canda (a demon killed by Camunda) (.189)
dakinis (female demons) (.268)
Danavas (ocean demons) (offspring of Kasyapa, Kanaka or Danu and Puloma)
(DM.271)
Dhenuka (one of the demons sent by Kansa to kill Krishna) (DM.287)
Drumalika (a demon) (fa of Kansa) (DM.305)
Durga (a demon killed by Devi) (.308)
MM \ GHOST
airi (a mountain spirit, the ghost of a dead hunter) (DM.39)
churel (the evil spirit of a woman who died giving birth to a child)
(DM.221)
MM \ NAGA
Ananta (a serpent with 1,000 (or 7) heads) (king of the Nagas) (son
of Kasyapa and Kadru, some say) (brother of Manasa) (DM.65)
Bhagavati (the capital of the underworld, Patala, home of the Nagas)
(.145)
Bhogavati (the capital city of the Nagas) (.147)
MM \ PEGASUS
Dadhikra (a flying horse) (DM.266)
MM \ RAKSHASA
Charvaka (a rakshasa) (DM.209)
MM \ SNAKE
Dhumavarna (a king of sea serpents) (DM.287)
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DMG \ DEATH
antyeshti (the ceremonies at death designed to ensure that the soul
acquires a new body) (DM.76)
agati (rebirth) (DM.30)
DMG \ MAGIC ITEM-
amrita (drink of the gods, water of life) (DM.62)
amrita-khumba (the vial that contained the original
amrita which appeared at the 'churning of the ocean') (DM.62)
amrita-surabki (the begging bowl used by Buddha) (DM.62)
candra (a cup used to contain soma at sacrificial ceremonies) (.189)
Dyumani (a celestial gem; the sun) (.311)
DMG \ MAGIC ITEM \ STONE
Chandra-Kanta (a moonstone, said to be
formed when the light of the moon falls on clear water) [Indu-Mani] (.206)
Chinta-mani (a precious stone, made by Brahma, from which all knowledge
could be obtained) (DM.215)
DMG \ MAGIC ITEM \ WEAPONS
agneyastra (a fire weapon) (DM.32)
Asi (a sword) (DM.100)
ayudha-purusha (a person used by a demon or deity as a weapon in battle:
a weapon regarded as having its own spiritual being) (DM.117)
chakra (a wheel: a sun-symbol: a fiery discus) (DM.204)
DMG \ MAGIC ITEM \ WRITTEN
Gana (a sacred text or prayer) (.397)
gatha (a verse or a set of verses produced by a person in a state of enlightenment) (.402)
DMG \ MAGIC ITEM \ WRITTEN \ BOOK
Aranyakas (sacred writings of the forest Hermits) (DM.83)
Aryanaka (a treatise discussing the nature of the gods) (DM.97)
Atharvaveda (one of the 4 Vedas, a collection of some 6,000 spells and rites of exorcism) (DM.107)
Brahma Sutras (the sacred text of the Vendanta school, written
by Badarayana) (.164)
Brahmana (a commentary or gloss on one of the Vedas) (.164)
Brahmanas (ritual texts supplementing the Rig Veda) (.164)
Dharmashastras (religious writings dealing with creation, etc.) (.286)
DMG \NPCs-
first humans (most cultures have storeis of the first human beings
and how they came into existence) (DM.374)
Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna by Subhadra) (husband of Uttara) (father of
Parikshit) (DM.13)
Aharyu (a Vedic solar hero who fought and overcame the moon goddess
Brisaya) (DM.35)
Aja (son of Dilipa) (husband of Indumati) (father of Dasha-ratha) (DM.40)
Ajamila (a Brahmin) (father of Narayama) (DM.40)
Ambalika (wife of Vichitravirya) (mother of Vandu
by Pyasa) (DM.56)
Ambika (wife of Vichitravirya) (mother of Dhritarashtra by Vyasa) (DM.57)
Andal (a saint) (DM.67)
Angada (son of Lakshmana and Urmita) (brother of Chandraketu) (DM.69)
Aniruddha (son of Pradyumna and Mayadevi or of Kama) (DM.71)
Anshumat (grandson of Sagara) (DM.73)
Anu (son of Yayati and Sarmishtha) (brother of Puru and Turvaso) (half-brother
of Yadu) (DM.76)
Apaharavarman (a legendary hero) (DM.78)
Aruni (a man who gave away all his possessions, including his son)
(DM.96)
Ashvathaman (son of Drona and Kripa) (DM.100)
Astika (a Brahman) (DM.103)
Ayu (son of Pururavas and Urvashi) (DM.117)
Ayus (fa of Nahusha) (DM.117)
DMG \ NPCs \ ASCETIC
Chaitanya (1484-1527) (an ascetic religious reformer) (DM.204)
DMG \ NPCs \ MERCHANT
Chand (a merchant) (fa of Lakshmindra) (DM.205)
DMG \ NPCs \ SEER
Dadhica (a seer) (son of Atharvan) (DM.266)
DMG \ NPCs \ B
Babhru-Vahana (son of Arjuna and Chitrangada) (DM.120)
Balmik (a religious writer, said to be the author of the Sanskrit Ramayana.)
(DM.127)
Behula (wife of Lakshmindra) (DM.138)
Bharata (an ancestor of the Kauravas and Pandavas) (son of Dushyanta
and Shakuntala) (DM.146)
Bharatas (the Kauravas and Pandavas, descendants
of Bharata) (DM.146)
Bharata (a hermit) (DM.146)
Bhuvana (father of Vishvakarma by Yogasiddha) (.147)
Ghatokacha (son of Bhima nd Hidimbaa) (.410)
DMG \ NPCs \ C
Chandala (a slave master, a manifestation of Dharma) (DM.205)
Chandragupta (a legendary child) (DM.206)
Chandraketu (son of Lakshmana and Urmita) (bro of Angada) (.206)
Chanura (a huge wrestler) (DM.207)
Charaka (a Vedic scholar) (DM.208)
Chitralekha (an artist) (DM.216)
Civavakkiyar (a 9th c poet) (DM.224)
DMG \ NPCs \ D
Dashyanta (fa of Bharata) (.274)
Dasi (a slave) (.274)
Deva (dau of Nanda and Yasoda) (DM.284)
Devayani (dau of Shukra) (wife of Yayati) (mother of Turvasu and Yadu)
(DM.285)
Dilipa (fa of Dasha-ratha and Raghu) (.291)
Duhsaha (a wicked youth) (DM.307)
Duhsala (dau of Dha and Gandhari) (wife of Jayadratha) (DM.307)
Dushyanta (hus of Sakuntala) (fa of Bharata)
[=Javanese Dusianta] (DM.309)
Dvita (bro of Ekata and Trita) (DM.310)
DMG \ NPCs \ E
Ekata (brother of Dvita and Trita) (DM.323)
DMG \ NPCs \ G
Gandhari (dau of Subala) (wife of Dhartarashthra) (mo of the Kauravas
and Duhsala) (DM.398)
Gandharva (a celestial archer) (DM.398)
Gayatri (dau of Suparni) (sis of Jagati and Trishubh) (DM.405)
Ghatotkacha (son of Bhima and Hidimbaa) (.410)
DMG \ NPCs \ R
Ayanagosha (hus of Radha) (DM.117)
DMG \ NPCs \ R \ RISHI
Atriviswamitra (the 7 rishis) (DM.110)
Angiras (a priest and astronomer) (one of the 7 Rishis) (son of Agneyi) (father of Agni, Brhaspati and Utathaya i) [Lord of the Sacrifice.Prajapati] (DM.70)
Atharvan (one of the 7 Rishis) (father of Dadhicha) (DM.107)
Atri (one of the Seven Rishis) (hus of Anasuya) (fa of Durvasas) (fa
of Soma, some say) (DM.110)
Anasuya (wife of Atri) (mother of Durvasas) (DM.65)
Aurva (a rishi) (DM.113)
Bharadvaja (one of the 7 Rishis) (son of Bhraspati) (fa of Drona) (DM.146)
DMG \ NPCs \ SAGES
Agastya (a sage, one of the writers of the Vedas) (son of both
Mithra (or Surya) and Varuna) (husband of Lopamudra) (DM.30)
Ahalya (the first woman) (wife of the sage Gotama) (DM.35)
Badarayana (a sage) (DM.121)
Bhagiratha (a sage) (grandson of Anshumat) (DM.145)
Chyavana (a sage) (son of Bhrigu and Puloma) (hus of Sukanya) (DM.221)
Dattatreya (a sage) (son of Anasuya) (DM.274)
DMG \ ADVENTURES-
Ahijana Sakuntala (an epic poem by Kalidasa, the story of Sakuntala)
(DM.35)
Bhagavad Gita (the sacred writings of Vishnavism) (an epic poem
in the Mahabharata) (DM.145)
Bhagavata-Purana (an epic scripture of the Advaita-Vedanta school, in some 10,000 verses, composed by Vopaedeva) (.145)
Durga-Mahatmya (the story of the gddss Durga and her fight with the demon) (.309)
DMG \ GLOSSARY
(fire plays a part in many
mythologies, sometimes for the benefit of man, sometimes to destroy the
world, sometimes to carry a soul to heaven) (DM.372)
Books = .
AGRICULTURE-
Food / Animal = .
Food / Vegetable = .
CULTURE \ FESTIVALS
Caturmasya (a festival held to mark the start of the 3 seasons) (.197)
Ganesha-Chaturthi (a festival in honour of Ganesha, held at the end of August) (.398)
Gita Jayanti (a festival celebrating the Bhagavadgita, held at the end of December) (.415)
CULTURE \ FESTIVALS \ AUTUMN
Dussera (a festival held in the autumn) (.310)
Dasara (a festival celebrating the destruction of Mahisha and the war between the Kauavas and the Pandavas, held in October) (.274)
Deepvali (the festival of lamps in honour of Lakshmi and Vishnu, held in October or November) [Dewali.Di(pa)vali.Diwali.String of Lights] (DM.277)
DEFENSES-
Chiksura (a general) (DM.214)
Dhrishtadyumna (the leader of the Pandava forces) (bro of Draupadi) (DM.287)
Drona (a general) (hus of Kripa) (son of Bharadvaja) (fa of Ashvathaman) (DM.304)
Sq. Mi. = .
Mining = .
Aurva (a volcanic eruption) (DM.113)
GEOGRAPHY
\ UNDERDARK
Agartha (the underground realm of the King of the World) (DM.29)
HISTORY-
ages (periods distinguished by changes in lifestyle, environment, etc)
(DM.31)
dvapara (the third or bronze age of the world) (DM.310)
Battle of Lanka (the battle in which Rama defeated the demon Ravana and recovered his wife Sita) (.132)
Flood (many cultures have myths relating to one or more inundations, referred to as the Flood or the Deluge, sent to eliminate the human race, usually with an advance warning to enable a few to survive to repopulate the world) [Deluge] (DM.379)
KINGS-
Ashvapati (a king) (father of Savitri) (DM.100)
Bahu (a king) (father of Sachi) (DM.123)
Bharata (an early king of Bharata) (.146)
Bheki (a maiden who married a king) (DM.146)
Bhishmaka (a king) (fa of Rukmini) (DM.147)
Bhrihadratha (a king) (fa of Jarasandha) (DM.147)
Dama Ghosha (a king) (fa of Shishupala) (DM.269)
Dambhodhava (a king who attacked the sages Nara and Narayana) (DM.270)
Durga-Tamas (a king) (DM.309)
Dyumatseni (a blind king) (fa of Satyavan) (DM.311)
KINGS \ AYODHYA
Dasha-ratha (king of Ayodhya) (son of Aja
and Indumati) (hus of Kaikeyi, Kausalya and Su-Mitra) (fa of Bharata by
Kaikeya) (fa of Lakshmana and Shatrughna by Su-Mitra) (fa of Rama by Kausalya)
(DM.274)
Bharata (son of Dasa-ratha and Kaikeyi) (half bro of Lakshmana, Rama and Shatrughna) (hus of Madavi) (DM.146)
KINGS \ PANCHALA
Drupada (a king of Panchala) (son of Prishata) (fa of Draupadi) (DM.305)
KINGS \ PRINCES
Balandhara (a princess) (mo of Sarvaga by Bhima) (DM.125)
Bhishma (a prince) (son of Shantanu and Ganga) (DM.147)
Draupadi (a princess) (dau of Drupada) (DM.304)
Duryodhana (a warrior-prince) (one of the
100 sons of Dhartarashthra) [=Javanese Duryudana.Suyudana]
(DM.309)
KINGS \ PRINCES \ PANDAVA
Bhima (a giant warrior prince, hero of the Mahabharata) (son
of Vayu and Kunti) (one of the 5 Pandava brothers) (husband of Hidimbaa)
(fa of Damayanti) (fa of Ghatotkacha by Hidimbaa) (fa of Sarvaga by Balandhara)
(DM.146)
Damayanti (dau of King Bhima) (wife of Nala) (mo
of Indrasena and Indraseni) (DM.270)
MAGIC-
Ahavaniya (one of the 3 forms of sacred fire) (DM.35)
Dakshinagni (one of the 3 forms of sacred fire) (DM.269)
animan (the magical power to make oneself so small as to be virtually
invisible) (DM.71)
Bhava (life-producing power) (.146)
bhur (a word said to have been uttered by Prajpati which caused the
creation of the earth) (.147)
bhuvar (a word said to have uttered by Prajapati, which caused the
creation of the heavenly bodies) (.147)
bija-mantra (a mantra used in a tantric ritual) (.149)
dayan ka mantur (a spell recited by a dayan that can destroy life) (.275)
Races/Subraces = .
Sex = .
brahmin (a member of the highest caste) (DM.165)
Gayatari Japa (a festival in honour of Gayatri)
(a prayer repeated each day by Brahmins) (.405)
POLITICS-
Alliances = .
Hostilities = .
Open Warfare/Skirmishing = .
TRADE-
Exports = .
Imports = .
banyan (the sacred fig tree) (DM.128)
cannabis (a plant regarded as sacred since it was brought by Shiva)
(DM.190)
Bheki (the sun on the horizon) (.146)
eclipse (the temporary obscuring of the sun by the moon or the moon by the earth's shadow) (DM.316)
Adam's Bridge (a bridge built by Rama or Sugriva (Ovala)) (DM.19)
Alaka (a mythological kingdom of the Himalayas, ruled by Kubera) (DM.44)
Asvayujau (a fig tree, the tree of Brhaspati) (the tree of life) (DM.104)
Bhadrasva (one of the 4 island-continents mentioned in the Mahabharata)
(.145)
Bharata (the realm fought over the by the Kaurava and Pandava families)
(DM.146)
Dvarakala (a keeper of the crossroads in Patala) (DM.310)
Dvipa (an island continent) (DM.310)
Devaparvata (a name for Mount Meru as 'home of the gods') (.284)
Gaya-psetra (a place in which all sins are washed away) (.405)
LOCATIONS \ 7 REALMS *=one of the 7 realms of the universe
Bhumi (the earth) (.147)
Bhur-Kika (one of the 7 realms of the universe,
the earth) (.147)
Bhuvar-Loka (*) (the home of the sages in the sky) (.147)
end of the world (each culture has it's own version of how the world will end) (DM.333)
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