Hindu gods overview | World History | Khan Academy

An overview of the Hindu pantheon including: Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Ganesh, Parvati, Durga, Lakshmi, Karthikeya, Rama and Krishna.

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[artz]

i like how he described Lord Shiva as the Destroyer/Transformer not just the destroyer because people often think destruction is a bad thing but it actually leads to transformation.

[MohammedRedwan]

Although I'm not Hindu, this is really fascinating. One source I know won't hide facts and have biases, thank you for sharing!

[viizorr]

I would’ve never guessed I came back to Khan Academy for anything other than math. This is a perfect intro video to people like me, who want to start practicing Hinduism.

[kiranadhikari]

Dont just say India. Hinduism is followed widely in Nepal.

[pallavikoirala]

Nepal is also a Hinduism 🕉️ county many hindu temples such as (pashupatinath the temple of Shiva) and the floating statue above the water is vishnu, and others many are there such as muktinath the Vishnu's temple. So nepal is also consider as thw hindu

[AkarshBalaji]

Hey Sal, I'm Hindu and there is much that your video clarified. Thank you so much for uploading this and keep up the good work!

[satishkumar]

khan u r genius man . what an honest analysis and opinion . even though u r Muslim u still gave a honest view in another religious hats off

[BrittAnarVlogs]

I’m becoming more and more interested in Hinduism. It makes a lot of sense and really aligns with what I’ve always believed.

[vrundajoshi]

Shiva - god of destroyer
Vishnu - god of protector
Brahma - god of creator
Ganesh - god of success and wisdom
Karthikeya - god of war
Ayyappa - god of self- control and celibacy
Nandi - vehicle of lord shiva
Garud - vehicle of lord vishnu
Veerabhadra - god of fury and rage
Kaalbhairav - god of destroyer of lust and greed
Ram - embodiment of dharma
Krishna - god of love
Narasimha - god of destroyer of evil
Varaha - embodiment of sacrifice
Kashyapa - god of support and firmness
Haigriv - god of knowledge
Hanuman - god of courage and strength
Indra - god of thunder
Vayu - god of wind
Agni - god of fire
Varun - god of water
Kuber - god of wealth
Vishwakarma - god of architecture
Yama - god of death
Shani - god of karma

[gustavjoshi]

Thank you for making people understand that Hinduism doesn't have hundreds of gods, just various accepted ways of connecting with the fundamental reality...thus not polytheistic religion. I like that you say that does it even matter. Hinduism gives the follower the freedom yo worship as per their decided paths..thank you once again for being fair to hinduism and not bashing it.

[tatiyanas]

This study is amazing of Hinduism! I'm really enjoying it and the charts of the pantheon make it easy to understand. Thank you very much for this presentation!! Looking forward to more lessons♥

[TrentonErker]

this was awesome. I've tried looking this up before but it's not easy to find clear simple references.

[saurabhbhargava]

sir Hanuman ji is more popular in present era in northern India guys do you agree with me

[leonkenedy]

I am very fascinating about Hindu mythology and how they tell the tale about each reincarnation of Shiva and Vishnu. I am also very interest about Vishnu 10th incarnation who will appear in the future. It still surprise me to see that a lot of people still like Hindu through out the century. I guess something will never change.

[HuckleberryHim]

I understand that your videos have an educational purpose, but I have been watching them forever and I just really appreciate your enthusiasm and passion for the subjects you cover. You are not just droning for some high school kid to get a good score on some test he has to pass; you have a genuine fascination with these topics, and it shows.

This is what learning really is about, a burning curiosity and a love of knowledge, not test marks or cramming for an exam.

[opet]

I love the way you said *"Brahma"*

[leonkenedy]

Its amazing to say that Hindu never seem to have a lot of conflict since all the God are basically one aspect of another God like how Kabbalah said that we the human are basically aspect of the God. I would like to see more Video about the Hindu God.

[ashutoshrahi]

The deities represent various aspects of one almighty God. Hinduism gives you freedom to worship whichever aspect you admire.

[kulkarniprabhanjan]

Two points to add-1)For Vaishnav (followers of Vishnu) Shiva is the supreme vaishnav and For Shivaite(excuse the spelling) followers of Shiva, Vishnu is supreme shivatie.
2)Hinduism(or Sanatan Dharma) understanding of different ways to reach Brahman makes us more tolerant of other religions or practices as we understand that maybe your way of reaching the ultimate truth.

[hardiksharma]

Basically it is believed that first shiva came into existence. It is believed that vishnu came from shiva and brahma came from vishnu.

I read somewhere that when gods asked how universe came into existence. Shiva answered it came into existence from Brahma. When it was asked brahma came into existence shiva answered from vishnu. Again the question was repeated-how vishnu came into existence shiva answered from me. And when finally asked how he himself came into existence. Shiva answered brahma.

Now let us connect shiva to destruction, vishnu to preserver and brahma to creation.
We will find that with destruction comes creation. With creation of something comes its preservation. And with preservation of something comes destruction. And the cycle goes on.