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Shvana

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Statue of Bhairava depicting his vahana, a shvana (dog)

Shvana (Sanskrit: श्वान, romanizedŚvāna), a Sanskrit word meaning a dog, finds repeated references in Vedic and later Hindu mythology, and such references include the following:

References

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  • Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola