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10 Types of Vaayu
There are ten types of Vaayu (wind) in our body: Praan, Apaan, Samaan, Udayaan, Vayaan, Naag, Karm, Krikaal, Devadatt, Dhananjaya. When Praan Vaayu goes out of the body, we die.

10 Directions
There are 10 directions - (1) Uttar (North) (2) Uttar-Poorv (Northeast, (3) Poorv (East), (4) Dakshin-Poorv (Southeast), (5) Dakshin (South), (6) Dakshin-Pashchim (Southwest), (7) Paschim (West), (8) Pashchim-Uttar or Pashchimottar (Northwest) (9) Sky above, and (10) Paataal down.

10 Mahaa-vidyaa
There are 10 Mahaa-vidyaa. Mahaa Vidyaa means "Great Wisdom". They are the 10 aspects of the Divine Mother or Devee. They are considered Taantrik in nature, and are usually identified as :-
(1) Kaalee - Devourer of Time (Supreme Deity of Kaalee Kul Systems)
(2) Taaraa - the Goddess as Guide and Protector
(3) Lalitaa Tripur-sundaree - Shodashee - The most beautiful in the three worlds (Supreme Deity of Shree Kul Systems). The Taantrik Paarvatee or Moksh Mukutaa
(4) Bhuvaneshwaree - The Goddess as World Mother
(5) Bhairavee - the fierce Goddess
(6) Chinnmastaa - the Self-Decapitated Goddess
(7) Dhoomaavatee - the Widow Goddess
(8) Bagalaamukhee - The Goddess who paralyzes enemies
(9) Maatangee - the Prime Minister of Lalitaa, the Taantrik Saraswatee
(10) Kamalaa - the Lotus Goddess, the Taantrik Lakshmee

Bhaagvat Puraan lists Shodashee as Tripur Sundaree - another name.

10 Indriyaan
If the 10 Indriyaan of human body are Shuddh (without any evil) then they are called ten Vairaagin, they are -
(1) Five Gyaan Indriyaan gives us knowledge - eyes by seeing, ears by hearing, skin by touching, nose by smelling, and tongue by tasting.
(2) Five Karm Indriyaan are for doing daily duties of our life - hands to donate something to somebody, feet to go to Bhagavaan's Darshan, anus to excrete solid wastage, procreation organs,

Above all is Man or mind which controls all these Indriyaan. If Man wants, it can control the action of all these ten Indriyaan. That is why it is said that "If you have control on your Man, you have control on your body."

10 Heads
There were 10 heads of Raavan

11 Rudra
(1) Mrigvyaadh, (2) Sharv, (3) Nirriti, (4), Ajaikpaad, (5) Ahirbudhnya, (6) Pinaakee, (7) Aparaajit, (8) Vishweshwar Bhav, (9) Kapardee, (10) Sthaanu, (11) Bhag.

11th Day - Ekaadashee
Many people keep fast on Ekaadashee (11th day of every fortnight). It reminds one to control one's eleven Indriyaan.

12 Aaditya
(1) Dhaataa, (2) Aryamaa, (3) Savitaa, (4) Varun, (5) Ansh, (6) Bhag, (7) Indra, (8) Vivaswaan, (9) Pooshaa, (10) Twashtaa, (11) Parjanya, and (12) Vaaman (Trivikram).

12 Maas (of Lunar Year)
(1) Chaitra   (2) Vaishaakh  (3) Jyeshth  (4) Aashaad  (5) Shraavan  (6) Bhaadrapad  (7) Aashwin  
(8) Kaartik   (9) Maargsheersh (Agahan)   (10) Paush    (11) Maagh  (12) Phaalgun

12 Maas (of Solar Year)
(1) January  (2) February  (3) March  (4) April  (5) May  (6)  June  (7) July  (8)  August  (9) September, (10) October  (11) November  (12) December

12 Rashi (Astrologcal Signs)
There are twelve Raashi (Signs) through which the nine Grah (planets) travel. The total time period of this travel is calculated as 120 years. These Raashi are:
(1) Mesh - Aries, (2) Vrishabh - Taurus, (3) Mithun - Gemini, (4) Kark - Cancer, (5) Sinh - Leo, (6) Kanyaa - Virgo,
(7) Tulaa - Libra, (8) Vrishchik - Scorpio, (9) Dhanu - Saggitarius, (10) Makar - Capricorn, (11) Kumbh - Aquarius, (12) Meen - Pisces

Every Grah (Planet) has a different time span for each Raashi. These 12 Raashi are equally distributed around the Earth - 30 degrees each.

13 Months
Julian calendar has Thirteen Months. Ethiopians observe this calendar. In this calendar all Twelve Months are of 30 days each, but then they have a short Thirteenth Month of 5 days. This calendar starts from September 11.

13 in Christianity
In Christianity, Thirteen number is a bad number and omen. Because when Jesus had his Last Supper, they were Thirteen people on the table.

14 Lok
The following Lok are below Prithvi - 
(1) Atal, (2) Vital, (3) Sutal Lok, (4) Talaatal, (5) Mahaatal, (6) Rasaatal, and (7) Paataal Lok

The fllowing Lok are located above Prithvi. From here one Human 4-Yug period is equal to one day:
(7) Mahar Lok, (8) Tap Lok,  (9) Jan Lok, (10) Go Lok, (11) Satya Lok, (12) Brahm Lok (the highest)

14 Names of Yam Raaj
(1) Yam, (2) Dharm Raaj, (3) Mrityu, (4) Antak, (5) Vaivaswat, (6) Kaal, (7) Sarvbhootkshaya, (8) Audumbar, (9) Dadhn,  (10) Neel, (11) Parameshthee, (12) Vrikodar, (13) Chitra, (14) Chitragupt.

27 Nakshatra
There are 27 Nakshatra through which all nine planets go through -
(1) Ashwinee, (2) Bharanee, (3) Krittikaa, (4) Rohinee, (5) Mrigshiraa, (6) Aardraa, (7) Punarvasu, (8) Pushya, (9) Aashleshaa, (10) Maghaa, (11) Poorvaa Phaalgunee, (12) Uttaraa Phaalgunee,  13) Hast,  (14) Chitraa,  (15) Swaati, (16) Vishaakhaa,  (17) Anuraadhaa,  (18) Jyeshthaa,  (19) Mool,  (20) Poorv Aashaadh
(21) Uttar Aashaadh,  (22) Abhijit,  (23) Shravan,  (24) Dhanishthaa,  (25) Shatabhishaa,  (26) Poorv Bhadraa, 27. Uttar Bhadraa, 28. Revatee)

28 Narak
(1) Taamistra, (2) Andhtaamistra, (3) Raurav, (4) Mahaaraurav (5) Kumbheepaak, (6) Kaalsootra, (7) Asipatravan, (8) Sookarmukh, (9) Andhkoop, (10) Krimi Bhojan, (11) Sandansh, (12) TaptSoormi, (13) Vajrakantak-Shaalmalee, (14) Vaitaranee, (15) Pooyod, (16) Praanrodh, (17) Vishasan, (18) Laalaabhaksh, (19) Saarameyaadan, (20) Aveeki, (21) Ayahpaan. There are seven more - (22) Kshaarkardam, (23) Rakshogan Bhojan, (24) Shoolprot, (25) Dandshook, (26) Avatnirodhan, (27) Paryaavartan, and (28) Soocheemukh.

30 Days
There are thirty Days in a month.

108
Normally 108 beads are in Hindu rosary to do Jap of any Mantra or God's name.
See Number 108 for many more things to know about Number 108

 

 

 

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