#Hindu Names

[mommunity]

[legitbabynames]

Harini

Origin: Sanskrit हरिणी Meaning: “doe; yellow; tawny; green” Gender: feminine Pron: HER-ee-nee The name is from the Sanskrit हरिण (harina), which can refer to a doe as well as to a yellowish-greenish colour, such as tawny or green. It is used to refer to yellow jasmine as well as to an idol made of gold. Harini (doe) is also used to describe one of four classes of a type of woman, feminine and…

[askdacast]

Hey isn’t it crazy how the Three Poisons of Buddhism are Anger, Ignorance and Desire, which is just one difference off from the three powers represented by the rahkshi Kurahk, Turahk and Vorahk (Anger, Fear and Hunger) from the hit toy franchise Bionicle?

[stxrrynxghts]

Uttara: *falls downstairs *

Abhimanyu: *catches her* I think u just

Abhimanyu:

Abhimanyu:

Abhimanyu: fell for me

Uttara: *blushing* put me down

[blackknight-100]

I'm absolutely obsessed with how mythology portrays parent-child relationships, especially when at least one divine party is involved. I've talked about Karna and Arjuna's relationship with their fathers, and how it might tie up to their characters and situations, and the Mahabharata as a whole, but they're not the only ones! Speaking exclusively about father-son dynamics in this post, and we have a lot of them!

You have Yudhisthira, whose father Yama/Dharma shows up in his son's mortal life twice (iirc), gives him a 20 min quiz each time and then tells him that no son, we don't allow dogs in heaven (which, how dare, but we all have that one parent). This is so in line with Yudhisthira's arc, poor man that he is, having to spend his whole life finding answers to questions about righteousness and honour, losing his friends, brothers, wife and children in the process.

Rama-Dasharatha and Ganesha-Shiva are pretty straightforward - there's plenty of mutual love and respect despite the horrors ™️ , but then there is Rama and Luv-Kush. If you're counting the Uttar Kand, then these boys literally saw their mother die because there father could not stop questioning her honour. That has to mess with your head. There's no way it's a happily ever after story.

Another man who interests me greatly is Yayati. Like sir... what were you doing. Who grows old and thinks, "You know what would be great? Me borrowing my son's youth" and then curses them when they refuse? What were you thinking. What were your kids thinking. I need to take your heads apart with a scalpel, this is so incredibly insane. A father should give to his children - the only thing this man "gave" was to spare Puru from his curse.

You have Bhishma and Shantanu, another wild story. I understand that Bhishma chose to give up his birthright to make Shantanu happy, but can you actually tell me Shantanu wasn't at least somewhat interested in the plan? Shantanu is Bhishma's father, it's his job to stop him from doing things like this. I feel like pulling my hair out everytime I think of this. You can tell that Bhishma was afraid for his father's well-being when he made this decision, and that so... unfair.

On the other end of the spectrum are Krishna and Vasudeva, who are wholesome to the point of despair. Vasudeva giving up his everything just to get his boy out of prison?? Waiting years and years for him, but never lamenting or cursing Krishna for not coming fast enough??? That's peak fatherhood (Shantanu take lessons). And Krishna honours that sacrifice!! He comes from idyllic Vrindavan, slays the tormentor of his parents and rips the bars of their prison!!! And that old married couple trapped within those dank, dreary walls, with no one except the other for company, watches their godly son turn up to free them and show them the sky for the first time in more than a decade - the thought of it brings me to tears. Possibly the only part I like about the change from baby!Krishna to adult!Krishna is his reunion with Vasudeva and Devaki!

Oh, and last but not least, our favourite problematic pair: Jamadagni and sons. I'm slightly terrified by how Jamadagni was like "kill your mother for me she's sinful >:(" and when four sons refused, he actually killed them. HIS OWN SONS! Admittedly, in some versions he asks Parashuram to do the killing but like... those are his brothers. Who probably swaddled him and rocked him and fed him and played with him. And all this is presumably happening right in front of Renuka. And then Parashuram has to kill his mother as well, unless he wants to be a heap of ashes.

(In some versions, including the one I've always heard as a child, Parashuram is said to be "aware of" his father's immense power, which just seems to me a really polite way to say that Parashuram knew disobeying his father had consequences ™️ that weren't always right or rational)

Worse, after the killing is done, Jamadagni is so pleased he offers Parashuram a boon, presumably with the remains of the rest of his family still nearby, and when Parashuram asks for his mother and brother to be revived, Jamadagni is all like "ooh actually I got really angry, I think I'm going to renounce rage forever. Dw btw your brothers and mother forgot you killed them you're welcome <3"

Sir??? This is what you got out of the whole issue???? No wonder Parashuram killed a whole bunch of kings, this couldn't have been healthy.

[1rabong]

I gave another child to Borosai

His name is Chandra and he is not in good terms with his brother

[blood-orange-juice]

@yokelish reminded me and I can't stop thinking about it again

The Snow Queen's most loyal knight, a boy with a shard of troll's mirror in his eye.

Except that there's no Gerda. There never was a Gerda and there never will be a Gerda. No one will come. And also the troll's mirror might be showing the truth this time.

Or maybe all the Harbingers are like that.

"Perhaps it is fair to say that only those who possess an obsession close to or even exceeding the level of delusion might be willing to join this group."

(from the Funerary Mask description. I do think the mirror stands for something Khaenri'ahn though)

[zeherili-ankhein]

#mahabharat podcast

Ok WHO ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF NAMING THE ELEPHANT ASHWATTHAMA??? 😭

Like Malavraj are you petty or what? What was your reason...

[small-spark-of-light]

so have you guys heard of the new incredibox mod The Masks? cause Oh Boy i sure have/pos

[legitbabynames]

Jiva, Jivana, Jivika

Photo by Nacho Juu00e1rez on Pexels.com Origin: Sanskrit Meaning: “life.” Gender: feminine Variant Transcriptions: Jeeva, Jeevana, Jeevika Pron: (JEE-vuh; JEE-vuh-nuh; JEE-vee-kuh) All names are derived from the Sanskrit जीवा (life). In Hinduism and Jainism, the term jiva is used to describe the soul. Jiva can be unisex and was borne by the 4th-century (CE) Buddhist nun and sister of King…

[empty-blog-for-lurking]

Ok so i havent seen the actual movie yet but i just want to ask does anyone have a clear pictures of Inspector Singh cause from what i have seen he looks like a sikh man and if he were than that means that Gayatri would be named as Gayatri Kaur instead of Gayatri Singh

[kujakumai]

There's this weird fan assertion I have seen more than once that the Kaibas are catholic and I have to ask. on what possible basis

[sudamaniparva]

idk what hindutva bigot needs to hear this but literally nothing and no one will ever be as good at vilifying hinduism than hindus themselves.

saying this as a hindu who regularly goes to temple.

[aru-loves-krishnaxarjuna]

My Masterlist:

My MHB FFs and Drabbles

Krishna x Arjuni (fluff)

If i get more pretty

If Arjuni died

Krishnarjuni breakup Au

Krishnarjun angst(with happy ending)

Mahabhrata Au—Fem!Arjun

Krishnarjun (fluffs and kisses)

Red means i love you

Krishnarjuni (angst with happy ending)

Arjuni's brilliance (AU)

A Father's Anger

Arjuni

KaJu

Time Travel to make things right

My poems

I Paint and Write

My Life

For I Will Never Know

Control Your Anger

Combined FFs:

Arjuna turns into a girl (forever!)

[hum-suffer]

Live blogging from my history class and i kid you NOT

Sir only mentioned the attacks on Somnath once and also soft worded it ("conquered")

And he ALSO used the word "annexation" for Maharaj Prithviraj Chauhan's conquering of Delhi, Gujarat, Bundelkhand etc.

(I'm not blaming my teacher, I'm blaming years of conditioning and manipulation of susceptible minds)