Vahana
VAHANA.
[Source:
Dowson's Classical Dictionary
of Hindu Mythology] 'A vehicle.'
Most of the gods are represented as having animals as their vahanas.
Brahma has the Hansa, swan or goose; Vishnu has Garuda, half eagle, half
man; Siva, the bull Nandi, Indra, an elephant; Yama, a buffalo; Karrtikeya,
a peacock; Kamadeva, the marine monster Makara, or a parrot; Agni, a
ram; Varuna, a fish; Ganesa, a rat; Vayu, an antelope; Sani, or Saturn,
a vulture; Durga, a tiger.
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Modern
Languages MLLL-4993. Indian Epics. Laura Gibbs, Ph.D.
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