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Anant Panshikar
Ananta (infinite) () literally means "unending" and has additional meanings in the context of Indic religions. Anant/Ananta may also refer to: Hinduism *Ananta Shesha, the serpent that circles the world Places *Ananta (Arequipa), a mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru *Ananta (Cusco), a mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru *Ananta (Puno), a mountain in the Puno Region, Peru *Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, a district of Andhra Pradesh, India *Ananta Vasudeva Temple (thirteenth century) at Bhubaneswar, in Orissa state of India *Thiruvananthapuram (holy city of Anantha), capital city of Kerala Companies * Ananta Group, a manufacturer of ready made garments in Bangladesh People People in government *Ananta (king) (died 1068 AD), a king of the Lohara dynasty of Kashmir *Ananta Narcina Naik, Indian politician *Ananta Nayak (born 1969), Indian politician *Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Nepalese politician *Ananta Singh (1903–1979), Indian revolutionary People in film *Anant Bala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananta (infinite)
''Ananta'' (), is a Sanskrit term, and primarily an epithet of historical Vishnuism, Vishnu. Vaishnavism It is one of many of the Vishnu Sahasranāma, names of Vishnu. Ananta is also a name of Shesha, the celestial snake, on which Vishnu reclines in the Kshira Sagara, cosmic ocean. In the Mahabharata, Ananta, or Shesha, is the son of Kasyap, Kashyapa, one of the Prajapatis, through Kadru as her eldest son. Kadru had asked her sons to stay suspended in the hair of Uchchaihshravas’s tail who on refusing to do so were cursed to die at the serpent-yajna of Janamejaya. Ananta was saved by Brahma who directed him to go to the nether world and support the world on his hoods, and thus became the king of the Naga Kingdom, Nagas in Patala. By the grace of Ananta, Vrddha Garga, Garga was able to master the sciences of astronomy and causation. It is said that Rudra will emanate from the face of Ananta and consume the Trailokya, three worlds at the end of a Kalpa (aeon), kalpa. Anan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
