| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari | हरि | hari | A synonym of Vishnu . The word derived from the root, हृ (hṛ) meaning: ‘take... | In RV the two shining horses of Indra are called Hari; It is has the powers of... | A son of Dharmadeva was also called Hari. Dharmadeva begot four sons, Hari, Krishna, Nara... | Read More |
| 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 | ||
| Harita or Haritashva | Harita was a king of Iksaku dynasty. He was a contemporary of King Dushyant of Chandravamsa | Geneology: Vishnu – Brahma – Marici – Kashyapa – Vivasvan – Vaivasvata Manu – Iksvaku... | Read More | |||
| 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 |