Which religion features a god who is discussed in the Gaudiya Vaishnava?
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Achintya Bheda Abheda Achintya-Bheda-Abheda (अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद, "acintyabhedābheda " in IAST) is a school of Vedanta representing the philosophy of "inconceivable one-ness and difference". In Sanskrit "achintya" means 'inconceivable', "bheda" translates as 'difference', and "abheda" translates as 'non-difference'. The Gaudiya Vaishnava religious tradition employs the term in relation to the relationship of creation and creator (Krishna, Svayam Bhagavan),<ref name = Kaviraja>
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Krishna Krishna ( ; ] ; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa) is a major deity of Hinduism. He is worshiped as the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right. He is the god of compassion, tenderness, and love in Hinduism, and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.
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List of Hindu texts Hinduism is an ancient religion with diverse traditions such as Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism and others. Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy. Of these some called "Sruti" are broadly considered as core scriptures of Hinduism, but beyond the "Sruti", the list of scriptures vary by the scholar.
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Dhumavati Dhumavati (Sanskrit: धूमावती , Dhūmāvatī , literally "the smoky one") is one of the Mahavidyas, a group of ten Tantric goddesses. Dhumavati represents the fearsome aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is often portrayed as an old, ugly widow, and is associated with things considered inauspicious and unattractive in Hinduism, such as the crow and the "Chaturmas" period. The goddess is often depicted on a horseless chariot or riding a crow, usually in a cremation ground.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata The Chaitanya Bhagavata (Bengali: চৈতন্য ভাগবত ) is a hagiography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (b.1486), the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna incarnation in Kaliyuga, written by Vrindavana Dasa Thakura (1507-1589 CE). It was the first full-length work regarding Chaitanya Mahaprabhu written in Bengali language and documents his early life and role as the founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. The text details Chaitanya's theological position as a combined Avatar of both Radha and Krishna within the belief of his close associates and followers. The writing of Chaitanya Bhagavata was commissioned by Nityananda, who was the guru of Vrindavana Dasa Thakura and close friend of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
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Venkatta Bhatta Venkatta Bhatta - Gaudiya Vaishnava (formerly principal priest of Srirangam belonging to Sri Sampradaya) is famous for being part of the conversion from worship of Laksmi-Narayana to worship of Krishna as "Svayam bhagavan". In Chaitanya Charitamrita 2.9.108-124 and further on Chaitanya talks about Krishna's supremacy in a joking mood with Venkatta Bhatta. Also notable for being the father of Gopala Bhatta.
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Vishvakarman Viśwákarma (Sanskrit for "all-accomplishing, maker of all, all-doer") is personification of creation and the abstract form of the creator God according to the "Rigveda". He is the presiding deity of all Vishwakarma (caste), engineers, artisans and architects. He is believed to be the "Principal Architect of the Universe ", and the root concept of the later Upanishadic figures of Brahman and Purusha.
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Divya Desam A Divya Desam is one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Alvars (saints). Of the 108 temples, 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and last two are believed to be outside the Earthly realms. In India they are spread over states of Tamil Nadu(84), Kerala(11), Andhra Pradesh(2),Gujarat(1), Uttar Pradesh(4), Uttarakhand(3). The last two are Thirupalkadal and Paramapadam.Tirupalkaddal is the ocean of milk and paramapadam is the Vaikuntha where lord Vishnu presides. The Divya Desams are revered by the 12 Alvars in the "Divya Prabandha", a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses. Divya Desams follow Thenkalai or Vadakalai modes of worship.
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Nandi (bull) Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि , Tamil: நந்தி , Kannada: ನಂದಿ , Telugu: న౦ది , Odia: ନନ୍ଦି ) also called Nandikeshvara, Nandishvara, Shalankayana or Thandava Talika is the name of the gate- guardian deity of Kailashagiri, the abode of Sri Shiva. He is usually depicted as a bull which also serves as the mount (Sanskrit: "Vahana") to the god Shiva. He is one of the gana of god Sri Shiva. According to Shaiva tradition, he is considered as the chief guru of eight disciples of Nandinatha Sampradaya - Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, Sanatkumara, Tirumular, Vyagrapada, Patanjali and Sivayoga Muni who were send to eight directions to spread the wisdom of Shaivam.
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Para-Vasudeva Para-Vasudeva is a monotheistic concept within the Vaisnava tradition that refers to the Absolute Supreme Personality, God. In the Gaudiya, the Vallabha Sampradaya and the Nimbarka Sampradaya, it refers to Svayam bhagavan Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Sri sampradaya it normally refers to Vishnu.
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Kamadeva Kāmadeva (Sanskrit in Devanagari: कामदेव), Kama or Manmatha is the Hindu god of human love or desire, often portrayed along with his female counterpart Rati. Some narratives also reference Pradyumna, Krishna's son, as a reincarnation of Kamadeva.
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Navadurga Navadurga (Sanskrit: नवदुर्गा, lit. "Nine forms of Durga"), are nine manifestations of the Goddess Durga in Hinduism, especially worshipped during the festival of Navratri where each of the nine manifested forms are consecutively venerated throughout all the nine nights. The nine manifested forms of Goddess Durga are: Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kaalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidhatri.
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Ganesha Purana The Ganesha Purana (Sanskrit:गणेश पुराणम् ; gaṇeśa purāṇam ) is a Sanskrit text that deals with the Hindu deity Ganesha (Gaṇeśa ). It is an upapurāṇa (minor Purana) that includes mythology, cosmogony, genealogy, metaphors, yoga, theology and philosophy relating to Ganesha.
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Varaha Varaha (Sanskrit: वराह , IAST:Varāha) is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a boar. Varaha is listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of Vishnu. When the demon Hiranyaksha stole the earth (personified as the goddess Bhudevi) and hid her in the primordial waters, Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her. Varaha slew the demon and retrieved the Earth from the ocean, lifting it on his tusks, and restored Bhudevi to her place in the universe.
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Uchchhishta Ganapati Uchchhishta Ganapati (Sanskrit: उच्छिष्ट-गणपति , Ucchiṣṭa Gaṇapati ) is an Tantric aspect of the Hindu god Ganesha (Ganapati). He is the primary deity of the "Uchchhishta Ganapatya" sect, one of six major schools of the Ganapatyas. He is worshipped primarily by heterodox vamachara rituals. He is depicted with a nude goddess, in an erotic iconography. He is one of the thirty-two forms of Ganesha, frequently mentioned in devotional literature. Herambasuta was one of the exponents of the "Uchichhishta Ganapatya" sect.
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Markandeya Purana The Markandeya Purana (मार्कण्डेय पुराण, IAST: Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism, and one of the eighteen major Puranas. The text's title Markandeya refers to a sage in Hindu mythology, who is the central character in two legends, one linked to Shiva and other to Vishnu. The "Markandeya" text is one of the Puranas that lacks a sectarian presentation of ideas in favor of any particular god, and it is rare to read any deity being invoked or deity prayers in the entire text.
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ((also transliterated Caitanya Mahāprabhu); 18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534) was a spiritual leader who founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism. He is believed by some of his devotees to be Krishna himself who appeared in the form of His own devotee in order to teach the people of this world the process of Bhakti and how to attain the perfection in life. He is considered as the most merciful manifestation of Krishna . Chaitanya was the proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga (meaning loving devotion to God), based on "Bhagavata Purana" and "Bhagavad Gita". Of various incarnations of Vishnu, he is revered as Krishna, popularised the chanting of the "Hare Krishna" mantra and composed the "Siksastakam" (eight devotional prayers) in Sanskrit. His followers, Gaudiya Vaishnavas, revere him as a Krishna with the mood and complexion of his source of inspiration Radha. His birthday is celebrated as Gaura-purnima.
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Swami Ayyappan Swami Ayyappan is a Hindu deity.
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Vishvaksena Vishvaksena or Vishwaksena, also known as Senai Mudalvar (Sena Mudaliar) and Senadhipathi (all literally "army-chief"), is the commander-in-chief of the army of the Hindu god Vishnu and the gate-keeper and "chamberlain" of Vishnu's abode Vaikuntha. Vishvaksena is worshipped before any ritual or function in some Vaishnava sects. He occupies an important place in Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra temple traditions, where often temple festivals begin with his worship and procession.
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Kannaki Amman Kannaki Amman (Tamil: கண்ணகி அம்மன் "Kaṇṇaki am'man" , Sinhalese: පත්තිනි දෙවියෝ, "pattiṉi teviyō" Malayalam: കണ്ണകി ഭഗവതി, "kaṇṇaki bhagavati" ) is the divinished form of the Kannagi, the heroine of the great Tamil epic "Silapathikaram", worshipped mainly in Sri Lanka and Kerala. As the goddess of Chastity, Rain, fertilization, she is well praised by the Malayalis (Malayalam - speaking population) and two main ethnicities of Sri Lanka, Tamil Saivites and Sinhala Buddhists.
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Dyavaprthivi Dyavaprthivi is a Sanskrit dvandva, or compound word, meaning "heaven and earth". The term occurs 65 times in the Rig Veda. Dyavaprthivi has mistakenly been labeled a Hindu god who later split into Dyaus, the Sky Father, and Prthivi, the Earth Mother.
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Jyoti (goddess) The goddess Jyoti is considered to be a Hindu goddess of light and the "Vel". She is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and is closely associated with her brother Lord Murugan .