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Ishtadevata

Ishtadevata or Ishtadeva (Sanskrit: इष्ट देव(ता), iṣṭa-deva(tā), literally "cherished divinity" from iṣṭa, "personal, liked, cherished, preferred" and devatā, "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favourite deity. For the feminine version of a worshipper's favourite deity, the term…

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Ishtadevata

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples25
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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Ishtadevata → Advaita, Dvaita, For, In, Just, Krishna, Rama, Remembering, Supreme Being, Supreme Person, This, Typically, Vaishnava, Vishnu, Within

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form worship deity vishnu vaishnavism one god focus schools deities example within concept shiva goddess parvati five different term used

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Parvatiinstance offocus is given to a particular form of the Trinity Goddess0.80text
Lakshmi or Saraswatiinstance offocus is given to a particular form of the Trinity Goddess0.80text
incense or flowersinstance ofThis worship may involve offering items to their chosen divinity0.80text
reciting mantrasinstance ofThis worship may involve offering items to their chosen divinity0.80text
singing their namesinstance ofThis worship may involve offering items to their chosen divinity0.80text
offering prayers.Remembering the deityinstance ofThis worship may involve offering items to their chosen divinity0.80text
internally building a relationship withinstance ofThis worship may involve offering items to their chosen divinity0.80text
Krishna or Rama.Shaivites worship Shivainstance ofor his associated avatars0.80text
either figurativelyinstance ofor his associated avatars0.80text
or through his Lingam murtiinstance ofor his associated avatars0.80text
Ishtadevatarelated to Worship formsTypically0.60section
Ishtadevatarelated to Worship formsThis0.60section

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