- Ikshvaku - An Ancestor of Rama
Ikshvaku was one of the kings of the Surya dynasty, and an ancestor of Sri Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana. His father was Manu_Ramayana, the son of Vivasvant,
entities/Ikshvaku.html - 0.4k - Nov 5 2004
- Ila - Daughter of Vaivasvata Manu
According to the BrahmaPurana, Ila is the daughter of Manu_Ramayana, born to him when he prayed to the Gods Mitra and Varuna. It says that she was
entities/Ila.html - 0.7k - Nov 5 2004
- Ilvala - A Daitya
Ilvala was a Daitya, who was the ruler of the city of Manimati. Vatapi was his younger brother. Once, the sage Agastya visited this city. Ilvala requested the
entities/Ilvala.html - 2.1k - Nov 23 2004
- Indra - The King of Heaven
Indra is the king of the lesser gods, known as the Devas. He is the son of Aditi and sage Kashyapa, and is one of the Adityas. His capital city is Amaravathi, in the heavens. He posseses an elephant
entities/Indra.html - 2.6k - Nov 6 2004
- Indrajit - Valorous Son of Ravana
Indrajit was the son of Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka, and his queen Mandodhari. When he was born, he roared like the thunder in the clouds and was given the name of Megha-natha (lord-of-clouds).
entities/Indrajit.html - 0.6k - Oct 9 2004
- Ishana - Guardian of North-east
Ishana is one of the Lokapalas, and guards the north-eastern hemisphere, which duty he inherited from Soma. He is considered an incarnation of Lord Shiva, and is also known as
entities/Ishana.html - 0.4k - Nov 14 2004
- Iyappa - Son of Mohini and Shiva
Iyappa is the child born to Shiva and Vishnu, when Vishnu had assumed the Mohini avatar (bewitching woman incarnation). The story of the Mohini avatar is told here.
entities/Iyappa.html - 0.6k - Nov 2 2004
- Iyravata - Indra's Mount
Iyravata is the divine white elephant, the mount of Indra, the king of the Devas. It is also the mother of the baby elephant, which gave up its life to supply Ganapati with
entities/Iyravata.html - 0.4k - Oct 21 2004
- Jamadagni - Father of ParashuRama
Jamadagni was one of the great sages, a descendant of the sage Bhrigu. His wife was named Renuka. They had many children, the youngest of whom was Parashurama (Rama of the axe). Renuka was
entities/Jamadagni.html - 2.3k - Oct 21 2004
- Janaka - The King of Videha
Janaka was the king of the Videha kingdom. He had no children and therefore wished to perform a great sacrifice to obtain the blessing of the Devas to yield children. While plowing the ground for the
entities/Janaka.html - 0.9k - Oct 20 2004
- Janamejaya - Son of Parikshit
He was the son of Parikshit, who came to the throne at a young age due to his father's untimely demise. When he came of age, and came to know that his father was killed by the king of serpents Takshaka,
entities/Janamejaya.html - 0.6k - Oct 21 2004
- Jarasandha - King of Magadha
Jarasandha was the king of Magadha. His father had been childless for many years and finally got a magical mango from a sage, which would get his queen pregnant if she ate it. He had two wives, so he gave
entities/Jarasandha.html - 1.3k - Oct 21 2004
- Jaratkaru - A Rishi
He was a sage. He married the sister of the serpent Vasuki. The lady was also named Jaratkaru1. They had a son named Astika. His body was originally huge, but he had reduced it to
entities/Jaratkaru.html - 0.5k - Oct 21 2004
- Jaratkaru - Sister of Vasuki
She is the sister of the serpent Vasuki. She married a sage, who was also named Jaratkaru. They had a son named Astika, who rescued the serpents when their race was under threat of extinction
entities/Jaratkaru1.html - 0.4k - Oct 19 2004
- Jatasura - An Asura Killed by Bheema
When the Pandavas went into exile after Yudhishtra lost the game of dice for the second time, many Brahmanas accompanied them. An Asura named Jatasura, who coveted Draupadi,
entities/Jatasura.html - 2.7k - Nov 26 2005
- Jatayu - The Bird-Son of Kashyapa
Jatyu was the son of Syeni who was a daughter of Daksha. The sage Kashyapa was his father. He succeeded to the kingship of the birds from his elder half-brother Sampati,
entities/Jatayu.html - 0.8k - Nov 5 2004
- Jayadratha - Brother-in-law of the Kauravas
He was married to Dushala, the sister of the Kauravas. When the Pandavas were in exile, he visited their abode when Draupadi was alone, and smitten by her beauty, abducted
entities/Jayadratha.html - 1.4k - Oct 21 2004
- Kacha - Son of Brihaspati
Kacha is the son of Brihaspati and Mamata, the wife of Brihaspati's brother Utathya. He equalled his father in learning, and was instrumental in obtaining the secret of the
entities/Kacha.html - 0.5k - Nov 5 2004
- Kadru - The mother of the Nagas
Kadru was a daughter of Daksha, who married the sage Kashyapa and gave birth to the Nagas (snake). Once, her sons had displeased her by refusing to do her bidding, so she cursed them to die by ordeal of fire.
entities/Kadru.html - 0.8k - Nov 5 2004
- Kahoda - Father of Ashtavakra
Kahoda was a disciple of Uddalaka. Having pleased his Guru by his devotion, he won the hand of Uddalaka's daughter Sujata in marriage. He joined his father-in-law in teaching. However, he
entities/Kahoda.html - 2.1k - Feb 6 2005
- Kaikeyi - Mother of Bharata of the Ramayana
Kaikeyi is the second wife of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. She gave birth to Bharata_Ramayana, as a result of partaking the sacrificial offering from the Ashwamedha sacrifice performed
entities/Kaikeyi.html - 0.9k - Oct 18 2004
- Kailasa - The Abode of Shiva
Kailasa is the abode of Shiva, where he resides with his wife Parvati and his children Vinayaka and Skanda. It is believed to be an exceedingly cold place, and many stories place it somewhere
entities/Kailasa.html - 0.5k - Oct 18 2004
- Kakutstha - Ancestor of Rama
Kakutstha was a king of the Solar dynasty, the son of Bhageeratha, and an ancestor of Rama. His son is Raghu.
entities/Kakutstha.html - 0.2k - Oct 11 2004
- Kali - The Destructive aspect of Parvati
Kali is the destructive form of Parvati, the consort of Shiva. She is depicted as having a terrible visage, dark as the night in color, with bloodshot eyes.
entities/Kali.html - 0.3k - Oct 18 2004
- Kalindi - Wife of Asita
Kalindi was the wife of Asita, a King of the Solar dynasty. Her husband fled to the Himalayas accompanied by his two wives after being defeated in battle. He died there, both his wives being
entities/Kalindi.html - 0.6k - Oct 20 2004
- Kalki - Destruction of the Universe
At the end of the current great cycle (we are in the fourth and final phase of the great cycle), there will be so much sin in the world, that virtue will not be found anywhere. There is nothing left to do but to
entities/Kalki.html - 0.8k - Oct 21 2004
- Kalpatharu - The Wish Granting Tree
When the ocean of milk in Vaikunta was churned by Devas and the Asuras, there were many great things that came out of the ocean. The divine tree Kalpatharu is one of them. It is
entities/Kalpatharu.html - 0.6k - Nov 2 2004
- Kama - The God of Love
Kama is the God of Love and Lust. He is also referred to as Manamatha. He is the most handsome among both men and Gods. He is equivalent to the Greek/Roman Cupid. He uses a bow of sugarcane, and shoots flower tipped
entities/Kama.html - 2.7k - Jan 14 2005
- Kamadhenu - The Bountiful Cow
Kamadhenu sprang forth from the chruning of the ocean-of-milk, and was claimed by Indra as his property. It is capable of yielding any item desired by him. It also had a
entities/Kamadhenu.html - 0.4k - Nov 17 2004
- Kamsa - The Tyrant
Kamsa was the maternal uncle of Krishna. When it was foretold that the eighth child of his sister would be his killer, he resolved to put to death all the children of his sister. To save Krishna from
entities/Kamsa.html - 0.7k - Aug 28 2004
- Kanva - Adoptive Father of Shakuntala
Kanva was a great sage. He is best known as the sage who adopted Shakuntala, and at whose hermitage she met and fell in love with Dushyanta.
entities/Kanva.html - 0.3k - Oct 21 2004
- Kapila - Sage Who Burned 60,000 men
The great sage Kapila had chosen the netherworld to perform a terrible penance. At this time, the king Sagara had been performing the Ashwamedha (horse) sacrifice, but the sacrifical
entities/Kapila.html - 1.2k - Nov 6 2004
- Karna - The Ill Fated Elder Son of Kunti
Karna is one of the most tragic characters in the Mahabharata. He was born to Kunti through Surya, who was drawn to Kunti by the power of a Mantra (incantation) taught to
entities/Karna.html - 4.1k - Mar 26 2005
- Kashyapa - Father of the Devas and Asuras
Kashyapa is a manasaputra (wish-born-son) of Lord Brahma. However, according to Ramayana1.70.20, he is the grand son of Lord Brahma, being the son of Marichi, a wish-born
entities/Kashyapa.html - 1.5k - Oct 21 2004
- Kauravas - The Hundred Sons of Dhritharashtra
The Kauravas are the hundred sons of Dhritharashtra, a king of the Kuru dynasty. They had a sister named Dushala. They are cousins to the Pandavas. The
entities/Kaurava.html - 0.8k - Oct 20 2004
- Kausalya - Mother of Rama
Kausalya was the oldest wife of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. She is the mother of Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana. Since King Dasharatha was issueless for a long time, he performed
entities/Kausalya.html - 0.6k - Nov 5 2004
- Keechaka - Brother-in-law of Virata
Keechaka was a prince of Kekeya, and the brother-in-law of the king of Virata. His sister Sushena was the wife of Virata. The King depended on his brother-in-law for protection, as Keechaka was an able military commander and
entities/Keechaka.html - 1.2k - Nov 13 2005
- Ketu - The Torso of an Asura
Ketu is the body of an Asura, who partook Amrit while disguised as one of the Devas, during the churning of the sea of milk. He was beheaded by Vishnu's
entities/Ketu.html - 0.5k - Nov 2 2004
- Khasa - A Daughter of Daksha
Khasa was one of the hundred daughters of Daksha. She was married to the great sage Kashyapa. The Yakshas are her children.
entities/Khasa.html - 0.2k - Jul 25 2004
- Khayti - A Daughter of Daksha
Khyati is the wife of the sage Bhrigu and the daughter of Daksha Prajapati.
entities/Khyati.html - 0.2k - Oct 21 2004
- Kirmira - A Rakshasa
Kirmira was a Rakshasa, the brother of Bakasura. He lived in the forest of Kamyaka, and used to terrorize the Rishis who inhabited that forest. He ran into the Pandavas when they
entities/Kirmira.html - 0.6k - Apr 10 2005
- Kripa - Guru of the Kurus
Kripa was born from the vitality of Sardhwan, a son of Gautama. He also had a twin sister named Kripi, who married Drona. Both Kripa and his sister were found by Shantanu in the forest and
entities/Kripa.html - 0.8k - Oct 20 2004
- Kripi - Wife of Drona
Kripi was born from the vitality of Sardhwan, a son of Gautama. Kripa was her twin brother. She married Drona, and had a son named Ashwatthama.
entities/Kripi.html - 0.3k - Oct 20 2004
- Krishna - An Incarnation of Vishnu
Krishna is also an incarnation of Vishnu. He was born as the son of king Vasudeva, but was brought up by Nanda who was the cheiftain of cowherds. He killed his
entities/Krishna.html - 0.6k - Nov 28 2004
- Kritavarman - Chief of the Bhojas
Kritavarman was the chief of the Bhojas, and the son of Hridika. The Bhojas were the traditional allies of the Vrishni's and Kritavarman was a particular friend of Satyaki. However, when it was time to chose sides in
entities/Kritavarman.html - 1.4k - Mar 18 2005
- Krodhavasa - The Mother of the Pishachas
She is a daughter of Daksha. She is married to the great sage Kashyapa. The flesh-eating demons, the Pishachas are her children.
entities/Krodhavasa.html - 0.2k - Jul 20 2004
- Kshatriyas - Kings and Warriors
Kshatriyas are the kings and warriors in the Varna system. They come next after the Brahmanas in the ranking of the castes.
entities/Kshatriya.html - 0.3k - Oct 21 2004
- Kubera - The Wealthiest Yaksha
Kubera is the king of Yakshas and is the wealthiest person in the universe.
entities/Kubera.html - 0.2k - Oct 21 2004
- Kukshi - Son of Ikshvaku
Kukshi is a King of the Solar dynasty. He is the son of Ikshvaku and the father of Vikukshi. Rama, the hero of Ramayana was his descendant.
entities/Kukshi.html - 0.3k - Nov 5 2004
- Kumbhakarna - Brother of Ravana
Kumbhakarna was the brother of King Ravana of Lanka. Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana were the sons of a sage named Vishrava, born to a Rakshasa woman named Kaikasi. They had a sister named
entities/Kumbhakarna.html - 1.9k - Jan 31 2005
- Kunti - Mother of Karna, Yudhishtra, Bheema and Arjuna
Kunti was the adopted daughter of Kuntibhoja. Once, when the tempermental sage Durvasa visited the palace of her father, she pleased him with her devotion and attention to his comfort. He granted her a boon
entities/Kunti.html - 1.5k - Oct 20 2004
- Laxmana - Devoted Brother of Rama
Laxmana was the son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya and his youngest queen, Sumitra. Shatrughna was his twin brother. He was extremely attached to his eldest brother Rama (born to
entities/Laxmana.html - 1.0k - Oct 10 2004
- Laxmi - The Goddess of Wealth
Laxmi, also known as Sri, is the goddess of wealth and prosperity and the consort of Vishnu. She is said to have emerged from the churning of the ocean of milk, which incident also brought forth the divine physician
entities/Laxmi.html - 0.9k - Nov 2 2004
- Lokapalas - Guardians of the World
The eight Lokapalas, the guardians of this world are Indra, Agni, Yama, Surya, Varuna, Pavana, Kubera and Soma. The are also called the guardians of directions
entities/Lokapala.html - 0.4k - Oct 21 2004
- Lomasa - Long Lived Sage
Sage Lomasa was an ardent devotee of Vishnu. He spent all his time in devotions to the Lord. As he grew older, he started worrying that his time on earth was growing short and was altogether too brief
entities/Lomasa.html - 1.2k - Aug 28 2005
- Lopamudra - Wife of Agastya
Lopamudra was princess, the daughter of the King of Vidharbha. She was married to the great sage Agastya. Together with her husband she is credited with spreading the fame of the LalithaSahasranama
entities/Lopamudra.html - 0.5k - Oct 18 2004