The Chiranjivi ( Sanskrit : चिरञ्जीवि , IAST : ciranjīvi ) are a group of immortals who are believed to remain alive on Earth until the end of the current age known as the Kali Yuga , according to Hindu literature .
5-782: [REDACTED] Look up sa:अमरण in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amaran ( lit. ' undying, immortal ' ) may refer to: Chiranjivi , immortal beings in Hinduism Amaran (band) , a Swedish death metal band Amaran (1992 film) , a 1992 Indian Tamil-language film by K. Rajeshwar Amaran (2024 film) , a 2024 Indian Tamil-language film by Rajkumar Periasamy Amaran (soundtrack) , its soundtrack by G. V. Prakash Kumar Gangai Amaran , an Indian filmmaker and musician See also [ edit ] Amar (disambiguation) Amara (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-406: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chiranjivi The term is a combination of chiram , or 'permanent', and jīvi , or 'lived'. It is similar to amaratva , which refers to true immortality. At the end of the last manvantara (age of Manu ), an asura named Hayagriva attempted to become immortal by swallowing the sacred pages of
15-536: The Vedas , as they escaped from the mouth of Brahma . The scripture was retrieved by the first avatar of Vishnu ( Matsya ). Other incarnations of Vishnu ( Narasimha and Rama ) also later fought and killed Hiranyakashipu and Ravana , both of whom tried to become immortal through obeisance to Brahma and Shiva , respectively. In one sense, immortal can mean "to live eternally until the destruction of universes", i.e., all physical bodies are foretold to become immaterial at
20-652: The end of time , along with the Brahma himself, with the destruction of the universe . The extant Puranas , the Ramayana , and the Mahabharata generally describe seven immortal personalities in the Hindu pantheon . Some scholars opine the count to be eight. Each Chiranjivi represents a different attribute of man, which as long as they live, will exist amongst humanity. Other individuals who are sometimes additionally included to
25-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amaran . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amaran&oldid=1257953637 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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