Hari
हरि
hari
A synonym of Vishnu . The word derived from the root, हृ (hṛ) meaning: ‘take away’. Hari takes away the cycle of death and birth and provide Moksha, hence the name.
Vishnu is the all pervading power of the Ultimate Truth. Vishnu has three strides , the earth, heaven and the supreme world (tridhatu) of which sat, cit and ananda are the foundation.
In RV the two shining horses of Indra are called Hari; It is has the powers of perception or of vision of knowledge. They are yoked by the speech to their movements, also by the Word that fashioned by the mind.
A son of Dharmadeva was also called Hari. Dharmadeva begot four sons, Hari, Krishna, Nara and Narayana
A daughter of Kasyapaprajapati by his wife Krodhavasa was also called Hari. Lions, tiger and monkeys originated from her
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
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| Haridasa cult | हरिदास सम्प्रदाय | haridasa sampradāya | Haridasa is a Vaishnava bhakti cult movement that spread during medieval period. Narahari... | The bhakti cult were not actually opposed to Vedic culture, they only criticized hollow... | Read More | |
| Harihara | हरिहर | harihara | Harihara is a combination two gods, Siva and Vishnu to form a single deity called... | Many of the Vishnu and Rudra hymns from RV call Siva as Vishnu and Vishnu as Siva. | Once the demon Guhasura obtained a boon from Brahma that neither Siva nor Vishnu should... | Read More |
| Harikatha | हारिकथा | hārikathā | Harikatha is a composite art form of storytelling, poetry and dance. Any stories about... | Read More | ||
| Harischandra , poet | हरीशचंद्र | hariścandra | Harischandra (CE 9th Century) was a Sanskrit poet who composed Dharmasarmabhyudaya , ... | Read More | ||
| Harishchandra | हरीशचंद्र | Harishchandra was a king of Iksaku dynasty. His story is always told to children for his honesty,... | Geneology: Vishnu – Brahma – Marici – Kashyapa – Vivasvan – Vaivasvata Manu – Iksvaku... | Read More | ||
| Harit | हरित् | harit | Greenish Harit is the horse of Surya. Horse is a symbol of force,... | Harit, a steed is indicated by a deep, full and luminous force. | Read More | |
| Harita | हारित | hārita | Harita was an ancient sage who authored Harita smriti and Harita gita. Harita smriti is a... | Read More | ||
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| Haritagita | हारितगीत | hāritagīta | Harigita is a set of 22 verses which describe the code of conduct for a sanyasin. Its... | Read More | ||
| Harita_Smriti | हारित स्मृति | hārita smṛti | Two edited version of text is available and both of them are called Laghu Harita Smriti. The first... | Read More |