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PADMA
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Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology
Other Scripts: पद्म, पद्मा (Sanskrit)
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Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form पद्म and the feminine form पद्मा. In Hindu mythology a lotus holding the god Brahma is said to have arisen from the navel of the god Vishnu. The name Padma is used in Hindu texts to refer to several characters, including the hero Rama and the goddess Lakshmi. |
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