Dyaus, closely related to Greek zeus, div in Persian and deva in Sanskrit ), but the use varies significantly depending on which deity is being discussed.

It is rooted in Indoeuropean * d ( e ) y ( e ) w, meaning bright sky or daylight, from which also derived the name of Vedic god Dyaus and the Latin deus, ( god ) and dies ( day, daylight ).

According to Dumezil the forerunner of all frame gods is an Indian epic hero who was the image ( avatar ) of the Vedic god Dyaus.

In the Vedic pantheon () or () or Dyaus Pitar is the Sky Father, divine consort of the Prithvi and father of Agni, Indra ( RV 4. 17. 4 ), and Ushas, the daughter representing dawn.

In Rig Veda, the abode of Dyaus Dyulok is regarded as Fountain-head of God-the Primeval Purusha.

In the Rig Veda, Dyaus Pitar appears in hymns 1. 89, 1. 90, 1. 164, 1. 191 and 4. 1 in simple invocations, but is not seen in the deeper older roots of the classical vedas which point to it being newly created and not the original part of the Indian Vedas.

In the Purusha Suktam, Dyaus is described to have been created from the head of the primaeval being, the Purusha.

Etymologically, the name Dyaus is derived from Proto-Indo-European root word morpheme * dyeu-( zero-grade forms * dyu-and * diw -) with the meaning ' to shine '.

She is the wife of Dyaus Pita (' father Dyaus ').

It is in fact true that a male sky god, whose name has been reconstructed as * Dyēus ph < sub > 2 </ sub > ter, and which survive in Vedic mythology as Dyaus Pita, in Greek mythology as Zeus, and in Roman mythology as Jupiter, seems to have been shared and inherited from a common stock of Proto-Indo-European religion.

In the " family books " of the Rig Veda ( e. g. RV 6. 64. 5 ), Ushas is the divine daughter — a — of Dyaus Pita " Sky Father.

Related but distinct is the PIE proper name * Dyeus which while from the same root, may originally have referred to the daytime sky, and hence to " Father Sky ", the chief God of the Indo-European pantheon, continued in Sanskrit Dyaus.

The story is also analogus to the war between the serpent Vritra and the god Indra, son of the ' Sky Father ' Dyaus Pita.

In Indian astrology, the Sun is called Surya ( Devanagari: स ू र ् य, sūrya ), and is the chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wife Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pitar ( depending by the versions ).

* Dyaus Pita was used in the PlayStation Portable game, God Eater.

This suggests that the Greeks, Romans, and Indians originated from a common ancestral culture, and that the names Zeus, Jupiter, and Dyaus evolved from an older name, * Dyēus ph < sub > 2 </ sub > ter, which referred to the sky-god, or to get a perfect English cognate, a day-father, in a Proto-Indo-European religion.

Japheth was identified by some scholars with figures from other mythologies, including Iapetus, the Greek Titan ; the Indian figures Dyaus Pitar and Pra-Japati, and the Roman Iu-Pater or " Father Jove ", which became Jupiter.

Dyaus ), the reconstructed chief deity in Indo-European religion.

In Vedic religion, Dyaus Pitar remained confined to his distant, removed, passive role and the place of sovereign god was occupied by Varuna and Mitra.

In RV 1. 89. 4b, Pitar Dyaus meaning the " Father Sky " appears alongside Mata Prithvi " Mother Earth ".

The dark Dyaus also holds a thunder-stone.

In art, Dyaus appears in both the above two different forms.

Words related to Dyaus in Sanskrit include divasa ' day ', divya ' divine, celestial ', dyota ' light, shining ', etc.

According to a tradition, when Indra killed Dyaus Pita, she applauded and married him.

Dyavaprthivi has mistakenly been labeled a Hindu god who later split into Dyaus, the Sky Father, and Prthivi, the Earth Mother.

Atma ( Soul ) merges into " Parmatma " or the greatest soul. According to Bhagwadgita an " Atma " or soul never dies, what dies is the body only made of five elements-Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Sky.

That is why, it is said, “ Atma Tu Radhika Tasya ” ( Radha, you are His soul ).

Worshipping of Shiva Linga, nirakar nirguna form of LORD SHIVA the Parama Atma by Jeevatma ultimatly to merge into it is understadable but some body has to explain the worshipping of BASAVANNA LINGA because the Shiva Linga represents the union of Shiva & Shakti )

It is also the Supreme Self ( Atman ) and in its innermost essence, the Intellect ( buddhi ) that is the ray of Consciousness shining down, the axial refraction of Atma within Maya.

According to Schuon the spiritual path is essentially based on the discernment between the " Real " and the " unreal " ( Atma / Maya ); concentration on the Real ; and the practice of virtues.

It is also referred to as Atma Jnana which is frequently translated as self-realization.

His new name is Mahan Atma Singh Khalsa, and he is active as an influential Kundalini yoga teacher in Amritsar, India.

After the Trisol release " Home " ( 2002 ), " Atma Gyan " ( 2004 ) and " Mera Sangeet Kho Gaya " ( 2004 ), " Letters to a Stranger " is to be released on the Curzweyhl label.

Keter is also identified with the planet Pluto, the Atma in Theosophy and Raja Yoga, and the Khabs am Pekht in Egyptian mysticism.

In Hindu theology, Paramatma or Paramātmā is the Absolute Atma or Supreme Soul or Spirit ( also known as Supersoul or Oversoul ) in the Vedanta and Yoga philosophies of India.

The relationship between Paramātmā and Atma is likened to the indwelling God and the soul within one's heart like two birds on a tree.

Prana is " the radiating force or Energy of Atma – as the Universal Life and the One Self – its lower or rather ( in its effects ) more physical, because manifesting, aspect.

In Hinduism an Atma or Soul is bound to take rebirth after death in a body composed of five or more elements.

Thus the order of the limbs given in Lakshmi Tantra is: Anukūlya Samkalpam, Prātikūlya Varjanam,,, Atma Nikshepam, and kArpaNyam.

In Ahribudhnya Samhitā, the order given is: Atma Nikshepam or Nyāsam, KārpaNyam,,, Prātikūlya Varjanam, and Anukūlya Sampakpam.

Atma Nikshepam or nyāsam is considered the main ingredient of Prapatti-the conviction that one's own effort in attaining Him will not bear fruit, and placing oneself directly under His care and giving up ownership of one's own protection or the benefits from any actions to Him.