Among the eighty crore children of Prācetasa(Prachetasa) Dakṣa(Daksha) Prajāpati (Prajapati), those who had faces like camels , were known as the Uṣṭramukha(Ushtramukha) gaṇa (gana, sect).

Uśiravindu (Usiravindu) is a mountain-range located near Mandaraparvata (the mountain called Mandara). It is thought that this region belonged to the territory of Hiraṇyakaśipu (Hiranyakasipu), king of Demons.

It is an ancient locality in the middle part of India. In Matsyapurāṇa (Matsyapurana) it is described as a land adjacent to Vindhyaparvata (the mountain Vindhya). Ilā (Ila), daughter of Vaivasvata Manu, was transformed into a man and came to be known as Sudyumna. Utkala was one of the three valiant sons of Sudyumna. He was […]

A sage who could envision mantras or hymns.

Devī Bhagavatī (Goddess Bhagavati) was famous as Utpalākṣī (Utpalakshi) at a place named Sahasrākṣa (Sahasraksha).  

Utpalāvartaka (Utpalavartaka) was a holy place of pilgrimage. Devī (Devi) Bhagavatī (Bhagavati) was known as Devī (Devi) Lolā (Lola) at Utpalāvartaka (Utpalavartaka).

Utpalāvatī (Utpalavati) was a pious river whose source was in the Malaya Parvata. But according to the Vāmana Purāṇa (Vamana Purana), the source of the river Utpalāvatī (Utpalavati) lied in the Śuktimāna (Suktimana) Parvata. Though there was a mention of the river Utpalāvatī (Utpalavati) in the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), among the editions of the epic which […]

In the Purāṇa (Purana), the clan of Maharṣi (Maharsi) Uttara was one of the clans of ṛṣis (sages) included in the gotra or clan of Maharṣi (Maharsi) Kaśyapa (Kasyapa). As a part of the clan of Maharṣi (Maharsi) Kaśyapa (Kasyapa), he is a significant founder of the gotras or clans.

Lord Śiva (Shiva) created many Mātrikā (Matrika or a kind of goddesses) from his own body to help in killing Aṇdhakāsura (Andhakasura). After slaying Aṇdhakāsura (Andhakasura), these Mātrikās (Matrikas or a kind of goddesses) intended to satiate their hunger by devouring the whole creation. Lord Śiva (Shiva) could not control them. So he took help […]