| 1. What is the vehicle of Varuna, lord of the seas and waters? |
| Answer: Crocodile. The Sanskrit word for the vahana of Varuna is makara, which is usually translated as crocodile, but is sometimes associated with other aquatic or semi-aquatic animals, such as sharks or hippopotami. In iconic representation, however, the animal is roughly like the goat-fish capricorn, so may more properly be described as a 'sea monster.' |
| 2. What mount bears Agni, lord of fire? |
| Answer: Ram |
| 3. What is the vehicle of Vayu, lord of the wind and air? |
| Answer: Antelope. Presumably because the antelope can run like the wind. |
| 4. Lord Yama, god of death, is borne by what mount? |
| Answer: Buffalo |
| 5. What is the mount of Lord Karthik? |
| Answer: Peacock |
| 6. What is the mount of Bhairavar (a form of Shiva)? |
| Answer: Dog |
| 7. What is the mount of Kamadeva? |
| Answer: Parrot |
| 8. What is the mount of Shani Bhagawan? |
| Answer: There are nine Mounts of Shani Deva and they are Horse, Elephant, Donkey, Lion, Dog, jackal, Crow, Deer, Vulture. Astrologers say that Shani Dev choose his rides according to his tasks to be performed i.e either to punish or to reward. When he rides over an Elephant he brings money along with him , over a horse he brings comfort and wealth to your life, over an ass he brings losses , over a lion he brings kingdom and fame, over a deer he grants death like pains, Over jackal he takes away all the intellect, Over a dog, gives threat of theft and make him a beggar. |
| 9. What is the mount of Kubera? |
| Answer: Kubera is also called Nara-vahana as he is said to ride on a human being or spirits. But generally his vahana is an elephant or white horse. |
| 11. What is the Vahana of Brahma? - Hamsa, the swan |
| Hamsa (also spelled Hansa), able to separate milk and water, symbolises intelligence and discrimination. |
| 12. What is the Vahana of Vishnu? - Garuda, Lord of Birds |
| Garuda is a remover of obstacles and a fanatic enemy of serpents. He once stole and hid the moon, prompting all of the gods to attack him. He overcame them all except Vishnu, and thenceforth served as his mount. |
| 13. What is the Vahana of Shiva? - Nandi, the bull |
| Long ago, Nandi was an independent deity, the 'Lord of Joy,' but gradually his divine prerogatives were transferred to Shiva. He now symbolises something roughly like inner strength. |
| 14. What is the Mount of Indra? - Airavata, Lord of Elephants |
| He was formed out of primordial ocean when churned by the gods, and his name means produced by water. He is sometimes depicted with eight trunks and-or four tusks. His wife is Abharamu. |
| 15. Who bears the considerable weight of Lord Ganesh? - Mushika, the mouse |
| The great paradox of a mouse bearing an elephantine god like Ganesh is, of course, a source of much theological exploration and explanation. On the other hand, it is also a highly comic idea. Ganesh, popular among devotees of Shiva and of Vishnu alike, is one of the few gods friendly and approachable enough to laugh um, with. Respectfully. |
| 16. What animal is the vehicle of Saraswati? - Swan |
| Saraswati, consort of Lord Brahma, is usually associated with the god's vahana. She is also often accompanied by a peacock. |
| 17. Which animal is the vehicle of Lakshmi? - Owl |
| The owl represents spiritual wisdom, the blindness associated with seeking worldly rather than spiritual wealth. The owl is also a good avian match for Garuda, since Lakshmi is Vishnu's consort. |
| 18. What is the vahana of Parvati? - Lion |
| Parvati is the consort of Lord Shiva, who rides a bull. It is highly interesting that Parvati rides a lion, almost the only animal that can hunt a bull. |
| 19. What is Durga's vahana? - Tiger |
| It is the fearlessness of the tiger that qualifies it to be the vahana of Durga, the goddess who exists to destroy evil. Though usually depicted as a tiger, the vahana is sometimes drawn as a lion, appearing without stripes. |
