Gangadwara : A
place where sage Agastya and his wife performed penance.
Ghalotkacha : Son of Bhima from demoness Hidimba.
Govinda : One of the epithets of Sri Krishna and Vishnu; it means a cow- keeper and refers
to Krishna's occupation in Gokula, the colony of cowherds. Guru Revered preceptor,
teacher.
Hamsa, Hidimbaka,Kamsa. : Allies of King Jarasandha; the last married
the two daughters of Jara sandha. Also Krishna's step-uncle whom Krishna killed.
Halayudha : Plough-weaponed- an epithet of Balarama who wielded a plough as his weapon.
Hanuman : Wise and learned monkey devotee of Sri Rama, who possessed extraordinary
powers of discrimination and wisdom and who searched and found Sita in her confinement in
Lanka.Hastinapura : Capital city of the Kauravas.
Hrishikesha : Krishna.
Ilvala : This demon and his brother Vatapi hated brahmanas implacably. Ilvala would invite
a brahman to a feast at which he would serve the meat of the goat into which his brother
had turned he. After
the brahmin had partaken of the feast he would call his brother out who would rend his way
back to life, tearing the belly of the guest. Indra King of the Gods.
Indrajit : Son of Ravana, King of Lanka, who conquered Indra, the Lord of Gods and
who was killed by Rama's brother Lakshmana.
Indrasena : A kinsman of the Pandavas. |