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	'''Shvan''', a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning a [[Dogs in religion\|dog]], finds repeated references in [[Vedic mythology\|Vedic]] and later [[Hindu mythology\|Hindu mythologies]], and such references include the following:		'''Shvan''', a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning a [[Dogs in religion\|dog]], finds repeated references in [[Vedic mythology\|Vedic]] and later [[Hindu mythology\|Hindu mythologies]], and such references include the following:
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[[File:Bhairava - Indian Art - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.jpg|thumb|200px| Statue of [[Bhairava]] depicting his vahana, Shvan (dog)]]
'''Shvan''', a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning a [[Dogs in religion|dog]], finds repeated references in [[Vedic mythology|Vedic]] and later [[Hindu mythology|Hindu mythologies]], and such references include the following:
*The Apsara of [[Indra]], a [[Vedic]] god, is named [[Sarama]], and it is mentioned in the [[Rig Veda]]. Its offspring became the watch dog of [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]].
*[[Yudhishthira]], one of the [[Pandava]]s, insisted that he be allowed to enter [[Svarga]] ([[Heaven]]) with the ''Shvan'' which had followed him from their advent to Swarga where in Yudhishthira lost his brother and wife, only Shavana followed him when the devadhootha came in front of Yudishtara to take him to Svarga the dog transformed itself into [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]].
*Deities like [[Rudra]], [[Nirriti]] and [[Virabhadra]] are associated with dogs.
*[[Shiva]], in his aspect as [[Bhairava]], had a dog as a [[vahana]] (vehicle) (mentioned in the [[Mahabharata]]).
*[[Khandoba]], a deity, is associated with a dog on which he rides.
*[[Dattatreya]] is associated with four dogs, considered to symbolize the four Vedas.

==References==
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*''Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend'' ({{ISBN|0-500-51088-1}}) by Anna Dallapiccola

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