An Alphabet of Divine Names

M

MAKHESH


Means "lord of sacrifice" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu.

 

Naryana...

 

O is for Odin, chief Norse god.
(Not many gods names start with o...)

 

P


Parvati: (Sanskrit) "Mountain's daughter."




One of many names for the Universal Mother.Prayers are offered to Her for strength, health and eradication of impurities. Mythologically, Parvati is wedded to Siva.

 

Q for Queen Kunti - Mother of the five Pandavas in Mahabharata.

 

R
RAMA

Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit. An incarnation of the god Vishnu. It was also borne by the hero of the 'Ramayana', a Hindu epic, which tells of the abduction of his wife Sita by the demon king Ravana, and his efforts to recapture her.

 

S for Savitri - in Sri Aurobindo's epic poem of the same name, the daughter of the Sun, goddess of the Supreme Truth. The Divine Mother.

 

S is for Shiva!Destroyer of Evil.

 

Trivikrama

 

Uma

Another name for Parvati devi

 

VISHNU!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

W for White Tara- Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion , Love, Knowledge and Bliss.

Om Taare Tuttaare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jñaanaa Pushtim Kuru Svaahaa

 

X for St. Francis Xavier - early Jesuit missionary to the far east.

 

Y is for Yama dharmaraja - The Lord of Death.

 

Z for Zarathustra, prophet of Zoroastrianism.

 

A is for Amba Ma!


Sanskrit meaning mother, its another name for the Goddess Durga.

 

Bast or Bastet. Goddess of the Sun and Protector of Lower Egypt.

 

C for Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - the golden avatar. Krishna appearing as His own devotee.

 

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

 

D for Dhakshinamurthy
(Another Name for Shiva)