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‖ vahana|ˈvɑːhana| Also vahan. [Skr. vāhana, lit. ‘conveyance’, f. vah- to carry, transport.] In Indian mythology, the mount or vehicle of a god.
1810E. Moor Hindu Pantheon 16 Lacshmi..is with him [sc. Vishnu] on his vahan, or vehicle, Garuda. 1879J. Dowson Class. Dict. Hindu Mythology 330 Vāhana. ‘A vehicle’. Most of the gods are represented as having animals as their vāhanas. 1891J. L. Kipling Beast & Man vi. 122 The bull receives high honours as the vâhan or steed of Shiva. 1971Illustr. Weekly India 11 Apr. 11/1 (caption) Return of the procession after lustral rites of a Jina, with the gods and goddesses on their vahanas. |