Jaya-Vijaya, the Glossary
In Hinduism, Jaya and Vijaya are the two dvarapalakas (gatekeepers) of Vaikuntha, the abode of the god Vishnu.[1]
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45 relations: Asura, Avatar, Bhagavata Purana, Bhumi (goddess), Brahma, Brahmanda Purana, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, Dantavakra, Diti, Dvapara Yuga, Dvarapala, Four Kumaras, Gada (mace), Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Jagannath, Kali (demon), Kali Yuga, Kashyapa, Koodal Azhagar Temple, Krishna, Kumbhakarna, Mānasaputra, Narasimha, Puri, Rakshasa, Rama, Ranganatha, Ravana, Sanskrit, Satya Yuga, Shankha, Shishupala, Srirangam, Sword, Tapas (Indian religions), Tirumala, Treta Yuga, Vaikuntha, Vaishnavism, Varaha, Varuna, Venkateswara, Vishnu.
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Asura
Asuras are a class of beings in Indian religions.
Avatar
Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means. Jaya-Vijaya and Avatar are Vaishnavism.
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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Bhumi (goddess)
Bhumi (Bhūmi), also known as Bhudevi and Vasundhara, is a Hindu goddess who is the personification of the earth.
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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.
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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Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in, Hassan district of Karnataka state, India.
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Dantavakra
Dantavakra (lit) is the king of Karusha in Hinduism.
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Diti
Diti (दिति) is a daughter of the Prajapati Daksha in Hinduism.
Dvapara Yuga
Dvapara Yuga (IAST: Dvāpara-yuga), in Hinduism, is the third and third-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Treta Yuga and followed by Kali Yuga.
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Dvarapala
A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with a weapon - the most common being the ''gada'' (mace).
Four Kumaras
The Kumaras are four sages (rishis) from the Puranic texts of Hinduism who roam the universe as children, generally named Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanatkumara. Jaya-Vijaya and four Kumaras are Characters in the Bhagavata Purana.
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Gada (mace)
The gada (Sanskrit: गदा gadā, Kannada: ಗದೆ, Telugu: గద, Tamil: கதை, Malay: gedak, Old Tagalog: batuta) is a mallet or blunt mace from the Indian subcontinent.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu, also known as Hiranyakashyap, was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas. Jaya-Vijaya and Hiranyakashipu are Characters in the Bhagavata Purana.
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Hiranyaksha
Hiranyaksha (lit), also known as Hiranyanetra (हिरण्यनेत्र) was an asura as per Hindu mythology. Jaya-Vijaya and Hiranyaksha are Characters in the Bhagavata Purana.
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Jagannath
Jagannatha (Jagannātha; formerly Juggernaut) is a deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India as part of a triad along with his (Krishna's) brother Balabhadra, and sister, Subhadra.
Kali (demon)
In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST:, with both vowels short; from a root, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.
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Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth, shortest and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa (कश्यप) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism.
Koodal Azhagar Temple
Koodal Aḻagar Temple in Madurai, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
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Krishna
Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism. Jaya-Vijaya and Krishna are Characters in the Bhagavata Purana, Salakapurusa and Vaishnavism.
Kumbhakarna
Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, lit. pot-eared) is a powerful rakshasa and younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana.
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Mānasaputra
Manasaputras are a class of beings in Hinduism, referring to the 'mind-children' or the 'mind-born' sons of Brahma.
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Narasimha
Narasimha (lit), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Puri
Puri is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.
Rakshasa
Rākshasa (राक्षस,,; rakkhasa; "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hindu mythology.
Rama
Rama is a major deity in Hinduism. Jaya-Vijaya and Rama are Salakapurusa.
Ranganatha
Ranganatha, also known as Ranganathar, Rangan, Aranganathar, Sri Ranga, and Thenarangathan, is a Hindu deity with his origin in southern India, serving as the chief deity of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam.
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Ravana
Ravana was an ancient mythological king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Jaya-Vijaya and Ravana are Salakapurusa.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Satya Yuga
Satya Yuga (Krita Yuga) (IAST: Kṛta-yuga), in Hinduism, is the first and best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Kali Yuga of the previous cycle and followed by Treta Yuga.
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Shankha
A shankha has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. Jaya-Vijaya and shankha are Vaishnavism.
Shishupala
Shishupala (lit,; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the king of the Chedi kingdom, and an antagonist in the Mahabharata. Jaya-Vijaya and Shishupala are Characters in the Bhagavata Purana.
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Srirangam
Srirangam is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.
Tapas (Indian religions)
Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस्, romanized: tapas) is a variety of austere spiritual meditation practices in Indian religions.
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Tirumala
Tirumala is a spiritual place in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Treta Yuga
Treta Yuga (IAST: Tretā-yuga), in Hinduism, is the second and second-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Krita (Satya) Yuga and followed by Dvapara Yuga.
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Vaikuntha
Vaikuntha (translit), also called Vishnuloka, and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil, is the abode of Vishnu, the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism,Gavin Flood, (1996). Jaya-Vijaya and Vaikuntha are Vaishnavism.
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
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Varaha
Varaha (lit) is an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of an Indian boar.
Varuna
Varuna (वरुण) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water.
Venkateswara
Venkateswara, Venkatachalapati, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. Jaya-Vijaya and Vishnu are Characters in the Bhagavata Purana and Vaishnavism.
See also
Salakapurusa
- Balabhadra
- Balarama
- Bhadra
- Bharata (Jainism)
- Chakravarti (Sanskrit term)
- Jarasandha
- Jaya-Vijaya
- Krishna
- Lakshmana
- Mahabali
- Parashurama
- Prahlada
- Rama
- Rama in Jainism
- Ravana
- Tara (Hindu goddess)
- Tirthankaras
- Vamana
- Śalākāpuruṣa
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya-Vijaya
Also known as Jaya Vijaya.