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Ardhanarisvara half man, half woman Form of Shiva Divinity incorporates in 1 figure-aspects of man and woman Tension between masculinity and feminity combined Avatara incarnation of divinity Takes lower form-voluntary or curse Balarama half brother and sidekick of Krishna 7th child of Vasudeva Transplanted into womb of Rohini Agriculture figure Balakrishna baby Krishna Idolized in this child form Buddha avatara of Vishnu Purpose to undermine shaky moral pf people of being atheists Protect virtuous, destroy evil-doing Devaki mother of Krishna, had 8 kids Princess of Mathura Devi feminine word for god Generally refers to feminine divinity in various forms Durga goddess of slaying buffalo demon Created through collectivity of attributions of gods to defeat demon On a tiger Symbol of militant divinity Ganga holy river Goddess of river Mother of Bhisma Descent from heaven through Shiva’s hair Gana troupe of Shiva Later became under charge of Ganesha Frightening characters Ganesha son of Parvati, adopted Beheaded by Shiva, head of elephant Made to move obstacles Gopa, gopi cow-boys and cow-girls, cattle tending Affectionate towards Krishna Gopa-pals of Krishna, gopi-eternal girlfriends of Krishna Govardhana cow-nourishing hill Krishna holds it up to save from storm Hara, hari Vishnu, Shiva Reincarnated and line up to form Harihara Hiranyahasipu demon-king Killed by Vishnu, as Nirasimha Kamsa Krishna’s evil uncle Brother of Devaki Wants to kill Krishna Half demon, half human Kailasa mountain in the Himalayas Important pilgrimage site Krishna mediates on it Kalkin final reincarnation of Vishnu To fight evil Kurmavatara turtle that holds up mountains Vishnu in this form to hold up world on back Karttikeya son of Shiva, produced by his semen Brought up by 7 goddesses 6-faced god Krishna son of Devaki Mischievous when young Defeated many demons and monsters Kali black goddess Consort of Shiva Mother goddess of compassion, but demon killing Kaliya water-serpent Killed by Krishna Mahisasura ferocious demon Slain by Durga Lakshmi goddess of wealth and prosperity Consort of Vishnu Mathura city in northern India Birth place of Krishna, pilgrimage site Matsyavatara Vishnu in a form of a fish Saves world from a flood Nanda Krishna’s foster father Husband of Yashoda Nandin sacred bull Shiva seen riding it Narasimhavatara man-lion, incarnation of Vishnu Kills demons, saved Prahlada Sakti female power Female energy Sakta followers of Sakti Sesa serpent Raised heads to protect Vishnu Shiva the Destroyer Dark-blue throat, three eyes Many consorts Sri aka Lakshmi Consort of Vishnu Parasurama reincarnation of Vishnu Kills kshatriyas Putana smelly one Evil nursemaid that tried to kill Krishna with poison in her breasts Prahlada demon-child Worshipped Vishnu-broke family tradition Evilness redeemed by praying to God Parvati consort of Shiva Daughter of mountain king Raktabija demon-where blood grows more demons when hit the ground Killed by Kali Rohini wife of Nanda Balarama transplanted into her womb Radha Krishna’s lover Chief of gopis Krishna’s favorite Rama hero of the Ramayana King of Ayodhya Wife is Sita, brother is Lakshman, friend is Hanuman Sarasvati Goddess of learning and arts Consort of Brahma Sati Shiva’s first wife Immolates herself when her father insults Shiva Reborn as Parvati sati devoted wife Immolates herself on her husband’s pyre Skanda son of Shiva, born from his Shiva Killed Tarakasura Tarakasura demon Killed by Skanda, Shiva’s son Varahavatara Vishnu as a boar Lifts earth to kill demons Vasudeva biological father of Krishna Husband of Devaki Vrndavana forest Krishna spent his youth here Vraja area around Mathura Language and hymns devoted to Krishna Vamanavatara Vishnu as a dwarf Defeats demons Vasudeva father of Krishna and Balarama Yamuna river, Goddess-Ganga Yasoda foster mother of Krishna Cow-herd woman
Approximate Word count = 589
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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