The Swastika (Sanskrit "good luck" or "well-being", literally "it is good"). The name and first use of the swastika was first mentioned in the Vedas, the holy texts of Hinduism. However, while its name is Vedic, it appears in art and design throughout human history, symbolizing many different things; such as luck, Brahma, the Hindu concept of samsara, or Surya (the Sun). The Swastika is used as a symbol by Hindus, but transferred to ...