Ishtadevata, the Glossary
Ishta-deva or ishta devata (Sanskrit: इष्ट देव(ता),, literally "cherished divinity" from iṣṭa, "personal, liked, cherished, preferred" and devatā, "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favourite deity.[1]
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44 relations: Adi Shankara, Advaita Vedanta, Avatar, Bhajan, Bhakti, Bhakti yoga, Brahman, Color, Deva (Hinduism), Devata, Dvaita Vedanta, Ganesha, God in Hinduism, Henotheism, Hinduism, Human, Icon, Incense, Krishna, Kuladevata, Lakshmi, Lingam, Mantra, Mind, Monism, Murti, Panchayatana puja, Parvati, Patron saint, Prayer, Rama, Sanskrit, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, Smarta tradition, Surya, Swaminarayan, Tutelary deity, Vaishnavism, Vedanta, Vishnu, Yidam.
- Hindu deities
Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (lit), was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta.
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Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त) is a Hindu tradition of textual exegesis and philosophy and a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience. Ishtadevata and Advaita Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Avatar
Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means. Ishtadevata and Avatar are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Bhajan
Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Dharmic religions, in any language.
Bhakti
Bhakti (भक्ति; Pali: bhatti) is a term common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. Ishtadevata and Bhakti are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Bhakti yoga
Bhakti yoga (भक्ति योग), also called Bhakti marga (भक्ति मार्ग, literally the path of bhakti), is a spiritual path or spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devotion towards any personal deity.
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Brahman
In Hinduism, Brahman (ब्रह्मन्; IAST: Brahman) connotes the highest universal principle, the Ultimate Reality of the universe. Ishtadevata and Brahman are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Color
Color (American English) or colour (British and Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Deva (Hinduism)
Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism.
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Devata
Devata (pl: devatas, meaning 'the gods') (Devanagari: देवता; Khmer: ទេវតា (tevoda); Thai: เทวดา (tevada); Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay: dewata; Batak languages: debata (Toba), dibata (Karo), naibata (Simalungun); diwata (Philippine languages)) are smaller and more focused Devas (Deities) in Indian religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Ishtadevata and devata are Hindu deities and tutelary deities.
Dvaita Vedanta
Dvaita Vedanta; (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. Ishtadevata and Dvaita Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Ganesha
Ganesha (गणेश), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.
God in Hinduism
In Hinduism, the conception of God varies in its diverse religio-philosophical traditions. Ishtadevata and God in Hinduism are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Henotheism
Henotheism is the worship of a single, supreme god that does not deny the existence or possible existence of other deities--> that may be worshipped.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Human
Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.
Icon
An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches.
Incense
Incense is an aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt.
Krishna
Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.
Kuladevata
A kuladevata, also known as a kuladaivaṃ (குலதெய்வம்), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism. Ishtadevata and kuladevata are Hindu deities and tutelary deities.
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Lakshmi
Lakshmi (sometimes spelled Laxmi) also known as Shri, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism.
Lingam
A lingam (लिङ्ग, lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. Ishtadevata and lingam are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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. Ishtadevata and mantra are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Mind
The mind is what thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills, encompassing the totality of mental phenomena.
Monism
Monism attributes oneness or singleness to a concept, such as to existence.
Murti
In the Hindu tradition, a murti (mūrti) is a devotional image, such as a statue or icon, of a deity or saint used during puja and/or in other customary forms of actively expressing devotion or reverence - whether at Hindu temples or shrines.
Panchayatana puja
Panchayatana puja (IAST) also known as Pancha Devi Deva Puja is a system of ''puja'' (worship) in the Smarta sampradaya, which is one of four major sampradaya of 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.
Patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.
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Prayer
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication.
Rama
Rama is a major deity in Hinduism.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Shaivism
Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.
Shakti
Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; 'energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability') in Hinduism, is the "Universal Power" that underlies and sustains all existence. Ishtadevata and Shakti are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Shaktism
Shaktism (translit-std) is a major Hindu denomination in which the godhead or metaphysical reality is considered metaphorically to be a woman.
Shiva
Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.
Smarta tradition
The Smarta tradition (स्मार्त), also called Smartism, is a movement in Hinduism that developed and expanded with the Puranas genre of literature.
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Surya
Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism.
Swaminarayan
Swaminarayan (IAST:; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed.
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Tutelary deity
A tutelary (also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. Ishtadevata and tutelary deity are tutelary deities.
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Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
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Vedanta
Vedanta (वेदान्त), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (''āstika'') traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy. Ishtadevata and Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
Yidam
A yidam or iṣṭadevatā is a meditational deity that serves as a focus for meditation and spiritual practice, said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind. Ishtadevata and yidam are tutelary deities.
See also
Hindu deities
- Abhasvaras
- Adityas
- Angiris
- Ap (water)
- Ardhanarishvara
- Asura
- Ayudhapurusha
- Chiranjivins
- Devata
- Gandharvas
- Gramadevata
- Hindu deities
- Hindu goddesses
- Ishtadevata
- Kimpurushas
- Kuladevata
- List of Hindu deities
- Lokapala
- Maharajikas
- Mrtyu
- Neeliyar Bhagavathi
- Niranjan
- Nāga
- Nāgas
- Radha Krishna
- Rigvedic deities
- Rivers in Hinduism
- Sadhyas
- Shmashana Adhipati
- Surya Majapahit
- Temblai
- Vahana
- Vaikuntha Kamalaja
- Vasu
- Village deities of South India
- Visvedevas
- Waghoba
- Yaksha
- Yakshas
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtadevata
Also known as Isht Deva, Ishta Deva, Ishta Devata, Ishta-Deva, Ishta-Devata, Ishta-devatha, Ishtadeva, Ishtadevata (Hinduism), Ista deva, Ista devata, Ista-devata, Ista-devata (Hinduism), Istadevata (Hinduism), Istha deva, Istha-deva, Isthta deva, Iṣṭa devatā, Iṣṭa-deva(tā), Iṣṭa-devatā, Iṣṭa-devatā (Hinduism), Iṣṭadevatā, Iṣṭadevatā (Hinduism), Iṣṭha-devatā.