1 • ______ is a three peaked mountain. • ______ is one of the twenty mountains surrounding Maha- Meru. The height is said in the Bhagavata Purana to be 10,000 yojanas, and the three peaks are iron, silver and gold. • ______ finds mention in the Ramayana as being where the
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• ______ is a three peaked mountain.• ______ is one of the twenty mountains
surrounding Maha-Meru. The height is said in the Bhagavata Purana to be 10,000 yojanas, and the three peaks are iron, silver and gold.
• ______ finds mention in the Ramayana as being where the city of Lanka is built
• Dawon made popular by the hindu use actually originated in the tibetan mythology. He is known and appreciated for the cooperation with the accompanying figure on her endeavours.
• 5. His stature in Hindu religion can be gauged by the fact that an independent
Upanishad and a Purana, is devoted to him.
• Various names have been attributed to him - Chirada, Gaganeshvara, Kamayusha,
6. _____ is the vahana (vehicle) of the Ganga - the goddess of river Ganges (Ganga) and the sea god Varuna. It is also the insignia of the love god Kamadeva. Kamadeva is also known as ____dhvaja (one whose flag a _____ is depicted). _____ is the astrological sign of Capricorn, one of the twelve symbols of the Zodiac. It is often portrayed protecting entryways to Hindu and Buddhist temples.
• 7. In one story, he accuses Shiva of hypocrisy, pointing out that Shiva claims to be an ascetic but keeps a wife, Parvati. X proposes that Shiva hand over Parvati to him:
• How can you live on alms and yet keep the beautiful Parvati ? Give her to me, and wander from house to house with your alms bowl. You have fallen from your vow. You are a yogi, what need have you for the gem of wives? You live in the woods attended by goblins and ghosts; being a naked yogi, you should give your wife to one who will appreciate her better than you do.
• 8. X, in modern Indian parlance, refers to a strict convention or a rule, never to be broken. It often refers to the ethical limits of an action, traversing which may lead to undesirable consequences. Example of use:
• Constitution is very clear on the roles of the Judiciary and the Legislature, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said; both should not cross the X.
10 .Per the 1886 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency:• His features and his body are like those of a man
except that his hands and feet are turned back. His eyes are a tawny green, his hair stands on end, and he holds a cane in his right and a conch shell in his left hand. X lives on air. When he goes his rounds he is dressed in green and either sits in a litter or rides a horse. Some of his spirits walk before and others walk after him, holding lighted torches and shouting.