Hinduism, Part 2: Major Deities and Sacred Texts

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By Matthew Fisher

Match

Match these Hindu gods.

• Creator and the essence of all gods.

• Creates and destroys.

• Preserves the dharma.

Brahma

Shiva

Vishnu

• Brahma

• Shiva

• Vishnu

Match

Match these Hindu goddesses.

• An embodiment of Parvati that is the goddess of death and destruction

• Goddess of Knowledge and learning.

• Goddess of wealth and purity.

• Goddess of beauty, fertility, children, and power.

Kali

Saraswati

Lakshmi

Parvati

• Kali

• Saraswati

• Lakshmi

• Parvati

Match

Match these lesser gods and avatars.

• An avatar of protection, ethics, and morality.

• An avatar of love and compassion.

• An avatar of wisdom and knowledge.

• The remover of obstacles who people pray to for strength.

Rama

Vishnu

Saraswati

Ganesha

• Rama

• Vishnu

• Saraswati

• Ganesha

Open Ended

The Rig Veda: spiritual, scientific, and philosophical. This verse combines the spiritual with the scientific. “Radiant with benevolent light, rising today and mountain into the highest heaven, do you O Sun, remove sickness of my heart, and the yellowness (of my body).” Rigveda 1.50.11

What is it about?

Use the links on the following 3 slides to identify a teaching from each of the remaining Vedas (Yajur, Sama, and Atharva). Explain the significance of each "verse" to Hindu teachings.

https://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/hinduism/athar/index.asp
https://www.vaachaspathi.com/vedic_library/Yajur_Veda.pdf
https://sacred-texts.com/hin/sv.htm

​I will make this into Schoology comment threads, since Wayground won't embed websites...