dasha mahAvidyA
dasha mahAvidyA or The Ten Great Knowledges the ten aspects or cosmic personalities of the Divine Mother (Devi). These are:
a. Kali
b. Tara
c. Shodashi/ Lalita-Tripurasundari
d. Bhuvaneshvari
e. Bhairavi
f. Chhinnamasta
g. Dhumavati
h. Bagalamukhi
i. Matangi
j. Kamala
dasha dikpAla
dasha dikpAla or the Ten Guardians of Directions are deities who rule specific directions of space.
a. Kubera - North
b. Yama - South
c. Indra - East
d. Varuṇa - West
e. Ishana - Northeast
f. Agni - Southeast
g. Vayu - Northwest
h. Nirrti - Southwest
i. Vishnu - Nadir
j. Brahma - Zenith
dashAvatAra
dashAvatAra or the the ten incarnations of viShNu are as follows:
a. matsya or fish
b. kUrma or tortoise
c. varaha or boar
d. narasiMha or man-lion
e. vAmana or dwarf
f. parashurAma
g. rAma
h. kRRiShNa
i. buddha
j. kalki
dasha mahAvidyA or The Ten Great Knowledges the ten aspects or cosmic personalities of the Divine Mother (Devi). These are:
a. Kali
b. Tara
c. Shodashi/ Lalita-Tripurasundari
d. Bhuvaneshvari
e. Bhairavi
f. Chhinnamasta
g. Dhumavati
h. Bagalamukhi
i. Matangi
j. Kamala
dasha dikpAla
dasha dikpAla or the Ten Guardians of Directions are deities who rule specific directions of space.
a. Kubera - North
b. Yama - South
c. Indra - East
d. Varuṇa - West
e. Ishana - Northeast
f. Agni - Southeast
g. Vayu - Northwest
h. Nirrti - Southwest
i. Vishnu - Nadir
j. Brahma - Zenith
dashAvatAra
dashAvatAra or the the ten incarnations of viShNu are as follows:
a. matsya or fish
b. kUrma or tortoise
c. varaha or boar
d. narasiMha or man-lion
e. vAmana or dwarf
f. parashurAma
g. rAma
h. kRRiShNa
i. buddha
j. kalki
Would much appreciate if you could explain what is the procedure, if there is any, for the performance of this puja. The heading for this post has been marked as 'notes'.
ReplyDeleteYou may refer to my previous post titled "Pre-requisites of NItya Puja":
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