Indus Script individual icon images

INDUS SCRIPT interpreted with icons of Hindu Mythology by Celeste Horner 2024 Click on image or link to access concordance list of glyph inscriptions

1. A god or great being. Immortal sage. Man. Self 2. Pillar of fire. Shiva appears from an infinite pillar of fire, the first lingam. This settles the dispute between Vishnu and Brahama about who was greatest. 4. Horse-head demon Hayagriva that stole the Vedas and hid at the bottom of the ocean. Defeated by horse head form of Vishnu. 5. Brahma with parasol, dispensing the Vedas. Wisdom. Entheogen mushroom. Goddess. Umbrella, parasol, chatra denoting auspiciousness. Crescent moon head. Secret knowledge. Shade. Code. 6. Horse-head demon Hayagriva that stole the Vedas and hid at the bottom of the ocean. Defeated by horse head form of Vishnu. 7. Vishnu head cut off by a bowstring and replaced with horse head so that he could become a Hayagriva, the only way to defeat the horse-head demon Hayagriva. 8.Goddess. Shakti. Tree goddess 9. Goddess, multi-armed deity, river goddess, Shiva crowned with moon 10. Symbol of Shiva / deity upholding the weight of existence on his shoulders 11. Symbol of how gods Vishnu and Shiva maintain balance in the Universe. When evil arises and there is adharma, an avatar will arise. 12 - 15. Water-bearer symbol of Shiva. He bears the impact of the Ganga river as it falls from heaven. It flows gently from his hair. He is also the water-bearer because he swallowed the cosmic poison so that the gods could be healed from a curse by Amrita, the elixir of immortality. 16. Deva gods and Apsura demons turned a mountain in the Ocean of Milk in order to create Amrita, the elixir of immortality. 17. Bael tree, a form of Lakshmi, goddess of fortune. Lacking 2 lotuses from her 1000 lotus sacrifice to Shiva, she offered her breasts, which became the golden apple fruit of the sacred Bael or Bilva tree. Lakshmi emerged from the Ocean of Milk with elixir of immortality and poison. Shiva was the hero who drank cosmic poison to save the world. 18. Vishnu the upholder and maintainer of the world. Deity in smiting pose. Indra. 18. Shiva the destroyer in smiting pose, as seen in Egyptian images. 20. Shiva with trident and detached phallus due to Saptarishi curse. It starts to burn the universe, disaster averted by Devi, becomes universal and sacred form. 19 - 24, 27 - 29. Shiva, god of Destruction with weapons. Also Shiva lingam as the spine of the world, the pillar so vast it penetrates all realms of existence. 24. POWER, lightning hands 25. Traveling sage or sannyasin with walking stick. Living life devoted to meditation and prayer, gathering wisdom 21, 19 - 23. Shiva and trishul trident. 20. Shiva and lingam. Initially cursed by jealous SaptaRishis, it became universal focus of worship. 26. Incarnations of the Trimurti are accompanied by 4 dogs and a wishing tree. Perhaps star constellations, 4 pillars of the cosmos, month names with 4 weeks. Possibly pilgrimmage route between lingam sites or shrines. Brahma - 4 faced god, each day of his life is 1000 cycles of 4 yugas. 27. Shield, defense. 28. Fight. 29. War or prepared for battle on all sides. 28. Rama proved his valor and won marriage to Sita by lifting 27 and stringing 28 the enchanted bow of Shiva. 30. Possessing diamond indicating Amrita, elixir of immortality, or a treasure 31. Possessing Amrita. Ears open, listening, learning. 34. Churning the Ocean of Milk 35. Net with all the treasures from Churning the Ocean of Milk. Person holding harp, a musical instrument. Shiva swallowing poison. 33. Duality. Closed versus open. Horizontal versus vertical opening. Possess things enclosed. Need or desire the side with the open cup or vessel. 36. Shiva and scorpion symbol indicating the cosmic poison from the Ocean of Milk. He swallowed it to save the world. As a result, his throat turned blue. 37. Nandi Horn that Shiva carries, represents the outpouring of the Ganges onto the head of Shiva, Gaumukti glacier, source of Ganges. Neelkanth, "the blue-throated one," a title of the god Shiva. The poison from the churning of the Ocean of Milk was swallowed by Shiva and confined in his throat by the windings of the serpent Vasuki. The toxin turned his skin blue. 37. Vayu, god of the wind. His dispute with serpent Vasuki caused the top of Mount Meru to break off and form the kingdom of Lanka. @. Storm god. Purifier: "Of purifiers, I am the wind, of wielders of weapons I am Rama" (Bhagavad-gita as it is, 1972 abridged p173). Vayu is father of powerful immortal monkey god, Hanuman, who can lift mountains. 37. God holding unicorn horn symbolizing elixir of immortality. May also be a god with power over whirlwind, or represent Shiva's throat, which turned blue after swallowing poison from the Churning of the Ocean of Milk. The poison was confined in the throat by Vasuki the king of Naga serpents who wound around Shiva's throat. 38. Amrita alchemy processing. Separation, filtering, weaving, making, writing, expanding 39. Warrior with sword 40. Bondage, leg shackle. Sanskrit bandha, bonage of karma. 40. Three legged man. He would only worhip Shiva, not Parvati, so Shiva fused with her. The devotee only circled the leg belonging to the male half, Shiva 39. Three legged man. He would only worship Shiva, not Parvati, so she cursed him. He could only have father-inherited male parts of body, without the mother-inherited flesh and blood. He was transformed into a skeleton with three legs. Jala - net, web, mesh, energy lock. Sacred Sanskrit 49. Glyph #380? 2024-4-30 Uddiyana bandha - flying up, check with Brahma swan = U? Bhaj bud = love, heart? Only son of Shiva and Vishnu could defeat? Horse-head wisdom god / Hayagriva Hayagriva means the one who has the head of a horse. It is said that once such a creature stole the Vedas and then went and hid under the sea. For this reason, Vishnu had to destroy him by taking the form of a fish. According to another story, this demon had a boon that only another creature with the head of a horse could kill him Twins, replaced Veda teacher head with horse, learned Vedas. Head exploded per curse, replaced original. Shiva and stroke for lingam. Like Isis and Osiris, lost phallus. 7 sages curse. Uranus. 46 apsuras 61 How Brahama lost head (/) B infinite tower of Shiva -->