Shvaana, a Sanskrit word meaning a dog, finds repeated references in Vedic and later Hindu mythologies, and such references include the following: The Apsara of IndraProper noun
Indra. (Hinduism, Vedic religion) The god of war and weather; also the King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.https://en.wiktionary.org › wiki › IndraSaramaIn Hindu mythology, Sarama (Sanskrit: सरमा, Saramā) is a mythological being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, devaśunī). She first appears in one of Hinduism's earliest texts, the Rig Veda, in which she helps the king of the gods Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis asuras.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sarama
Noun. श्वान • (śvān) m (feminine श्वानी) (formal) a dog; hound synonyms ▲ Synonyms: कुत्ता (kuttā), कुक्कुर (kukkur), श्वा (śvā)
कुक्कुर • (kukkur)
शुनकः (śunakaḥ) is a Sanskrit word for a dog. If it's a male dog then you can call him शुनकः (śunakaḥ) but If it's a female dog then you should call her शुनी (śunī) । कुक्कुरः (kukkuraḥ) is a similar word for dog in Sanskrit.
Bhairava (also known as Shiva) is worshipped in Tantra and sometimes is shown with a dog face. He also rides a dog. Temple dogs. Stray dogs are fed at temples and statues of dogs also adorn some temples, like the Kali Bhairava temple.
Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshwara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana of the Hindu god Shiva.
Deities like Rudra, Nirriti and Virabhadra are associated with dogs. Shiva, in his aspect as Bhairava, had a dog as a vahana (vehicle) (mentioned in the Mahabharata). Khandoba, a deity, is associated with a dog on which he rides. Dattatreya is associated with four dogs, considered to symbolize the four Vedas.
Meaning:Rose; Beauty of the goddess Saraswati. Nyra is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin. With a name meaning "rose" or "beauty of the goddess Saraswati," baby is bound to feel special and loved. In Hinduism, Saraswati is the goddess of music, education, and creativity.
"Kutta" means dog in the Hindi-Urdu languages.
मार्जारः। Cat is called मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) in Sanskrit. बिडालः (biḍālaḥ) is another word for cat in Sanskrit.
Noun. वृक • (vruk) m. a wolf.
It is generally depicted as a vicious, gargantuan dog with three heads, although accounts may vary. Cerberus is in fact the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Kerberos.
Hindus believe dogs are sacred animals that guard the doors of heaven and hell and may represent our past life and affinities once we're reincarnated. Gods may also appear to humans disguised as dogs. According to Hinduwebsite.com: “Symbolically, they may also personify Yama, the lord of death, and Yami, his sister.
In the painting below, we see the Earth represented by the goddess Bhu Devi, and Vishnu in his Boar avatar alongside his animal companion, Garuda the bird-like creature. Vishnu as Varaha, the Boar Avatar, Slays Demon Banasur, ca. 1800, Punjab Hills, Guler, India, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA.
The dog is the mount of Bhairava, the fearsome form of Shiva. A dog is considered so inauspicious that in the Mahabharata, Yudhishtira is not allowed to enter heaven with the dog. Some would argue that dogs rummage through garbage which is why they are unclean, which is why they are not allowed to come near temples.
In Hinduism, many animals are venerated, including the tiger, the elephant, the mouse, and especially, the cow.