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सनातन धर्म भूमिका

Meaning of "Adi"

Word

Adi

Sanskrit

आदि

IAST

ādi

In General

First or eternal

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Adi Lakshmi आदि लक्ष्मीādi lakṣmīOne of the eight form of Ma Lakshmi. Adi Lakshmi - Wealth of endless prosperity. Goddess of no... Read More
Adi Parashaktiआदि पराशक्तिādi parāśakti

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Adi Sankaraआदि शङ्करādi śaṃkara

Adi Sankara was a great philosopher and Hindu Dharma revivalist. He is the most eminent...

Sankara wrote commentaries on 10 Upanishad and promoted the Upanishadic religion for the...

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Adi Upapuranaआदि उपपुराणādi upapurāṇa

Adi Upapurana focus on the life of Sri Krisna

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once while returning from the river Tamasa Valmiki witnessed a hunter shooting down one...

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Adipuranaआदिपुराणādipurāṇa

Adipurana is a 9th century Sanskrit poem composed by Jinasena, a Digambara monk. It deals with...

Adipurana has got a second part called as Uttara Purana written by Gunabhadra, the disciple of...Read More
AdiseshaआदिशेषādiŚeṣa

Adisesha is a thousand headed divine Sarpa (Serpent) who takes the whole Universe in his hoods....

Visnu pervade everywhere and is Ananda, the bliss. Ananthasayanam and such ideas were adopted from...

Ananta is a son of Katyapa Prajapati in his wife Kadru. Adisesha also takes an earthly life...

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Adishaktiआदिशक्तिadiśaktiAdishakti or Adi Parasakti refers to the Primal Power of Mother goddess. Read More
AditiअदितिaditiAditi is the mother of Devas and Adityas. Veda uses the word for pure consciousness of infinite... Aditi is self luminous and that is the mother of divine things. As the infinite she gives birth to...

Prajapati Daksha gave his thirteen daughters, Aditi, Diti, Kadru, Danu, Arishta, Surasa,...

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