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Ila (Hinduism), the Glossary

Index Ila (Hinduism)

Ila (इल) or Ilā (इला) is a deity in Hindu legends, known for their sex changes.[1]

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  1. 63 relations: Agastya, Asceticism, Ashvamedha, Bactria, Bahlikas, Bhagavata Purana, Brahma, Brahmanda Purana, Budha, Chandra, Devi, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Ganga (goddess), Ganges, Gaya (India), Ghee, Harivaṃśa, Harvard University Press, Hermaphrodite, Hindu mythology, Ikshvaku, Indian epic poetry, Kartikeya, Kimpurusha Kingdom, Kurma Purana, Kuru Kingdom, Linga Purana, Lunar dynasty, Mahabharata, Mahadevi, Mantra, Manu (Hinduism), Markandeya Purana, Matsya Purana, Mercury (planet), Mitra (Hindu god), Mitra–Varuna, Narada, Padma Purana, Parvati, Prajapati, Prayagraj, Puranas, Pururavas, Ramayana, Rigveda, Saraswati, Sāyaṇa, Shatapatha Brahmana, Shiva, ... Expand index (13 more) »

  2. Androgynous and hermaphroditic deities
  3. Androgynous characters in Mahabharata
  4. Lunar dynasty

Agastya

Agastya was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism.

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Asceticism

Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

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Ashvamedha

The Ashvamedha (translit-std) was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion.

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Bactria

Bactria (Bactrian: βαχλο, Bakhlo), or Bactriana, was an ancient Iranian civilization in Central Asia based in the area south of the Oxus River (modern Amu Darya) and north of the mountains of the Hindu Kush, an area within the north of modern Afghanistan.

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Bahlikas

The Bahlikas (बाह्लिक; Bāhlika) were the inhabitants of Bahlika (बह्लिक, located in Bactria), mentioned in Atharvaveda, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas, Vartikka of Katyayana, Brhatsamhita, Amarkosha etc.

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Bhagavata Purana

The Bhagavata Purana (भागवतपुराण), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas).

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Brahma

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.

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Brahmanda Purana

The Brahmanda Purana (translit) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas, a genre of Hindu texts.

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Budha

Budha (बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury.

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Chandra

Chandra (shining' or 'moon), also known as Soma (सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation.

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Devi

Devī (Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. Ila (Hinduism) and Devi are Hindu goddesses.

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Devi Bhagavata Purana

The Devi Bhagavata Purana (देवी भागवतपुराणम्), also known as the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam or simply Devi Bhagavatam, is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism.

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Ganga (goddess)

Ganga (गङ्गा) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. Ila (Hinduism) and Ganga (goddess) are Hindu goddesses.

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Ganges

The Ganges (in India: Ganga,; in Bangladesh: Padma). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Gaya (India)

Gaya (IAST: Gayā) is a city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh division of the Indian state of Bihar.

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Ghee

Ghee is a type of clarified butter, originating from India.

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Harivaṃśa

The Harivamsa is an important work of Sanskrit literature, containing 16,374 shlokas, mostly in the anustubh metre.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Hermaphrodite

A hermaphrodite is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes.

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Hindu mythology

Hindu mythology is the body of myths attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedas, the itihasa (the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana) the Puranas, and mythological stories specific to a particular ethnolinguistic group like the Tamil Periya Puranam and ''Divya Prabandham'', and the Mangal Kavya of Bengal.

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Ikshvaku

Ikshvaku (Sanskrit; Pāli) is a legendary king in Indian religions, particularly Hindu and Jain mythologies. Ila (Hinduism) and Ikshvaku are characters in Hindu mythology.

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Indian epic poetry

Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá).

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Kartikeya

Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha and Murugan, is the Hindu god of war.

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Kimpurusha Kingdom

Kimpurusha Kingdom refers to the territory of a tribe called Kimpurushas who were one among the exotic tribes of ancient India.

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Kurma Purana

The Kurma Purana (IAST: Kūrma Purāṇa) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a medieval era Vaishnavism text of Hinduism.

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Kuru Kingdom

Kuru was a Vedic Indo-Aryan tribal union in northern Iron Age India of the Bharatas and other Puru clans.

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Linga Purana

The Linga Purana (लिङ्गपुराण, IAST) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a Shaivism text of Hinduism.

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Lunar dynasty

The Lunar dynasty (IAST: Candravaṃśa) is a legendary principal house of the Kshatriyas varna, or warrior–ruling varna (Social Class) mentioned in the ancient Indian texts.

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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.

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Mahadevi

Mahadevi (महादेवी), also referred to as Adi Parashakti and Mahamaya, is the supreme goddess in Hinduism. Ila (Hinduism) and Mahadevi are Hindu goddesses.

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Mantra

A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indic language like Sanskrit) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.

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Manu (Hinduism)

Manu (मनु) is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. Ila (Hinduism) and Manu (Hinduism) are characters in Hindu mythology.

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Markandeya Purana

The Markandeya Purana (मार्कण्डेय पुराण; IAST) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism, and one of the eighteen major Puranas.

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Matsya Purana

The Matsya Purana (IAST: Matsya Purāṇa) is one of the eighteen major Puranas (Mahapurana), and among the oldest and better preserved in the Puranic genre of Sanskrit literature in Hinduism.

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Mercury (planet)

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.

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Mitra (Hindu god)

Mitra (मित्र) is a Hindu god and generally one of the Adityas (the sons of the goddess Aditi), though his role has changed over time.

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Mitra–Varuna

Mitra and Varuna (Sanskrit) are two deities frequently referred to in the ancient Indian scripture of the Rigveda.

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Narada

Narada (नारद), or Narada Muni, is a sage-divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom.

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Padma Purana

The Padma Purana (पद्मपुराण or पाद्मपुराण, or) is one of the eighteen Major Puranas, a genre of texts in Hinduism.

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Parvati

Parvati (पार्वती), also known as Uma (उमा) and Gauri (गौरी), is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. Ila (Hinduism) and Parvati are Hindu goddesses.

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Prajapati

Prajapati (lit) is a Vedic deity of Hinduism.

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Prayagraj

Prayagraj (ISO), also known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Puranas

Puranas (पुराण||ancient, old (1995 Edition), Article on Puranas,, page 915) are a vast genre of Hindu literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore.

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Pururavas

Pururavas (Sanskrit: पुरूरवस्, Purūravas) is a character in Hindu literature, a king who served as the first of the Lunar dynasty. Ila (Hinduism) and Pururavas are Lunar dynasty.

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Ramayana

The Ramayana (translit-std), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata.

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Rigveda

The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद,, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).

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Saraswati

Saraswati (सरस्वती), also spelled as Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, flowing water, abundance and wealth, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. Ila (Hinduism) and Saraswati are Hindu goddesses.

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Sāyaṇa

Sayana (IAST: Sāyaṇa, also called Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was a 14th-century Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary, Karnataka.

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Shatapatha Brahmana

The Shatapatha Brahmana (lit,, abbreviated to 'SB') is a commentary on the Śukla Yajurveda.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Skanda Purana

The Skanda Purana (IAST: Skanda Purāṇa) is the largest Mukhyapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts.

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Solar dynasty

The Solar dynasty or (सूर्यवंश), also called the Ikshvaku dynasty is a legendary Indian dynasty said to have been founded by Ikshvaku.

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Surya

Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism.

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Utkala Kingdom

Utkala Kingdom was located in the northern and eastern portion of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha.

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Vaivasvata Manu

Vaivasvata Manu, also referred to as Shraddhadeva and Satyavrata, is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race. Ila (Hinduism) and Vaivasvata Manu are characters in Hindu mythology.

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Varuna

Varuna (वरुण) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water.

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Vasishtha

Vasishtha (lit) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Ila (Hinduism) and Vasishtha are characters in the Ramayana.

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Vayu Purana

The Vayu Purana (वायुपुराण) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism.

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.

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Vishnu Purana

The Viṣṇu Purāṇa (विष्णुपुराण) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, a genre of ancient and medieval texts of Hinduism.

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Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches along the western coast of the Indian peninsula.

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Yajna

Yajna (also pronounced as Yag) (lit) in Hinduism refers to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.

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Yakshini

Yakshinis or Yakshis (यक्षिणी,, Yakkhiṇī or Yakkhī) are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies that are different from Devas and Asuras and Gandharvas or Apsaras.

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See also

Androgynous and hermaphroditic deities

Androgynous characters in Mahabharata

Lunar dynasty

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_(Hinduism)

Also known as Ida (goddess), Idā.

, Skanda Purana, Solar dynasty, Surya, Utkala Kingdom, Vaivasvata Manu, Varuna, Vasishtha, Vayu Purana, Vedas, Vishnu Purana, Western Ghats, Yajna, Yakshini.