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Skanda (Karttikeya, Karttiki, Tortoise Avatar, Shandanana, Subrahmanya) was the Epic and Puranic Hindu war god, Skanda (Kumara, Karttikeya, Karttiki, Karttiki, Shandanana Subrahmanya), who has been revered in India since around 300 BCE or earlier. One of the forms of Skanda called "Karttikeya" was reared by the Pleiades stars. The youthful and virile Skanda was associated with the colour red and looked upon as the leader of a divine army of gods. He usually carried a diverse array of weapons and items with him like a banner, cockerel, conch, feather, hatchet, peacock, shield, spear, staff, sword, wheel, and wood apple. Perceived "As the One who Jumps" during fighting, Skanda was mentioned in the Puranic texts, as well as, the "Mahabharata" and "Ramayana epics". Also depicted in bronze and stone sculptures, he was known to have balanced his "Sakti" Divine Feminine side "Karttiki" with his Divine Masculine side "Karttikeya". He is also one of the nine Eponan Lemurian, Pleiadian brothers known as the Kumaras, who have been shepherding the Earth over the millenium. They have also been called the Kurmavatars or "Tortoise Avatars".
Surya (Diakara, Grahapati) was the Hindu multiple eyed great father and
invincible fighter god who was revered throughout India from about 1700 BCE
until present times. Mentioned in the Rig Veda and other Hinduism texts as a
sun, fertility and cosmic order god, he was depicted in sculptures as the
embodiment of the heavenly sun and eternal wisdom.
Surya was portrayed riding in a chariot pulled by seven horses. He was also portrayed with a conch, club, drum, prayer wheel, staff, trident, and two lotuses. Vac Aditi (Vach Aditi, Svadha) was a Hindu sacred cow progenitor goddess and guardian of the Vedic spoken word. She was mentioned as the original creator of the four Vedas. Revered from about 1500 BCE until the present day, she was depicted in reliefs and sculptures either as a graceful woman attired in gold garments or as a cow. Vac was portrayed in ancient hymns as being the epitome of the quintessential soma sustenance of all truths and visions. Hindus believed that this immortal substance sparked Brahman Consiousness into full lotus blossom manifestation. As the Hindu Vedic cow goddess Aditi, she was the immortal personification of solar radiance and a source of "primordial" creativity. She was the benefactor mentor of all the Vedic aspects of communications including hearing, speech, sight, and writing.
Mentioned in the Vedas and
other Hinduism writings, she was portrayed in the guise of a cow guardian who
cleared away obstacles and brought forth prosperity... Go back
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