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| Last Updated:: 10/12/2012

Dog

 

 

 

Scientific name

Canis lupus familiaris Linn

 

Common name

Domestic Dog

Hindi

Kutha

Tamil

Naay       

Sanskrit

Kukuraha

Distribution

Throughout India

Religious Association

Lord Bhairava, the guardian deity to the abode of Lord Shiva, is usually depicted with a dog or riding a dog as his vahana .

Lord Indra is believed to have a divine dog named Sarama.

Lord Yama, the Hindu God of death is believed to have two ferocious dogs – Sarameyas (described as the offsprings of Indra's dog).

Lord Dattatreya, looked upon as the incarnation of the holy Trinity – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, is usually followed by four faithful dogs, which symbolically represent the four Vedas and his complete mastery over them.

 

For more  information, please refer " Sacred Animals Of India"  by Nanditha  Krishna, Penguin book India , 2010

ISBN 9780143066194