In the beginning of creation, fourteen svaradhvani(s) (swaradhvani; vowel-sound) were created from the four-mouthed Brahmā (Brahma). Manu, ruler of the fourteen Manvantara, emanated from these fourteen vowels. O-kāra (O-kara)is the fifth among the vowel-sounds emanated from the mouth of Brahmā. From O-kāra, Uttama Manu was born. In Vāyupurāṇa (Vayupurana), these fourteen vowel-sounds from A to […]

See Uḍra (Udra).

Oghavatī (Oghavati) is an ancient, sacred river of India. Oghavatī is one of the seven manifestations of Sarasvatī (Saraswati)– rājan saptasarasvatyo yābhirvyāptamidaṃ jagat āhūtā valavadbhirhi tatra tatra sarasvatī. suprabhā kāñcanākṣī ca viśālā ca manoramā sarasvatī coghavatī sureṇurvimalodā. People of both Ārya (Arya; Aryan)and Mleccha (Mleccha; foreigners) communities live on the water of Oghavatī. At the […]

Ojaḥ (Ojah) is one of the Sahasranāma (Sahasranama; thousand names) of God Viṣṇu(Vishnu).

According to Bhāgavatapurāṇa (Bhagavatapurana), Ojas was one of the sons born of the womb of Lakṣmaṇā (Lakshmana), and sired by Kṛṣṇa (Krishna).

Ojas is mentioned as a Yakṣa (Yaksha; a kind of demi-god) in Purāṇa (Purana; Mythological Scripture).

One of the thousand names of Lord Viṣṇu (Vishnu) in the stotra or hymns describing Lord Viṣṇu’s (Vishnu). It was mentioned in the Anuśāsanaparva (Anusasanparva) in the Mahābhārata (The Mahabharata, the epic).

According to the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa (Brahmanda Purana), when in Cāṣuṣ (Chakshus) Manwantara, the deities will be divided into different gaṇa or clans. Pṛthuka (Prithuka) was one of the clans or gaṇa (Gana). Ojiṣtha (Ojistha) was one of the deities included in the Pṛthuka gaṇa (gana) or clan.

Omkārabhavana (Omkarabhavana) is a sacred pitṛtīrtha (pitritirtha; a pilgrimage site sacred to the forefather’s spirits) located on the bank of the river Narmadā (Narmada). It is alternatively known as Oṁkāreśvara (Omkareswara). However, in Vāyupurāṇa(Vayupurana) and Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa (Brahmandapurana), the name is mentioned as Oṁkārapavana (Omkarapavana). It is a place ideal for performing śrāddha (sraddha; post-funeral rite […]

See Oṁkārabhavana (Omkarabhavana).

Oṁkāreśvaratīrtha (Omkareswaratirtha) is a famous tīrtha (tirtha; site of pilgrimage) belonging to Vārāṇasīkṣetra (Varanasikshetra).

Oṣadhiprastha(Oshadhiprastha) is a valley-based city located in bosom of the Mountain Himālaya (Himalaya). Mahādeva (Mahadeva), whose flag is borne by his Vṛṣabha (Vrishabha; Ox), once settled upon a mountain range near Oṣadhiprastha. It seems that in this place, several oṣadhi (oshadhi; herbal medicine) beneficial to humankind, are available.