Tag: Hindu
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Kaustubha, divine ruby or gem in Hindu mythology
KaustubhaĀ (Sanskrit:Ā ą¤ą„ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ą¤,Ā romanized:Ā Kaustubha,Ā lit.ā‘crest jewel’) is a divine ruby orĀ ratnamĀ (gem) inĀ Hindu mythology.[1]Ā This gem is in the possession ofĀ Vishnu, granting him the epithet ofĀ Kaustubhadhari. It is believed inĀ Hindu scripturesĀ to be the most magnificentĀ ratnamĀ in all of creation, at the time of the churning of the ocean, and acts as a symbol of divine authority.[2] Legend In Hindu mythology, theĀ devasĀ and theĀ asurasĀ performed…
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HalÄhala or kÄlakÅ«į¹a poison
HalÄhalaĀ (SanskritĀ ą¤¹ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤²) orĀ kÄlakÅ«į¹aĀ (SanskritĀ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤, literally: ‘black mass’ or ‘time puzzle’[1]) is the name of a poison inĀ Hindu mythology. It was created from theĀ Ocean of MilkĀ when theĀ devasĀ and theĀ asurasĀ churned it (seeĀ Samudra Manthana) in order to obtainĀ amrita, the nectar of immortality. Fourteen different ratnas (treasures) were recovered from this episode, which were distributed between the two clans. But before the amrita could be formed,…
