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Vrishakapi
Vrishakapi (Sanskrit: वृषाकपिः, IAST: Vṛṣākapi) is an epithet that is used in Hinduism to describe the gods Surya, Vishnu, Shiva and Indra. But the word first appears in the Rig Veda where is it refers to a friend of the god Indra. The character has been described as a prototype of the later Hanuman. The term itself translates to "virile" or "large" monkey.
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Vrishakapi (Sanskrit: वृषाकपिः, IAST: Vṛṣākapi) is an epithet that is used in Hinduism to describe the gods Surya, Vishnu, Shiva and Indra. But the word first appears in the Rig Veda where is it refers to a friend of the god Indra. The character has been described as a prototype of the later Hanuman. The term itself translates to "virile" or "large" monkey.
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