DeityThe divine
Characters & Cosmic Entities.
Beings, divine forms, sages and epic figures. The editorial power roster contains 700 ranked entries.
720 profiles · 700 in the master ranking
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DeityRadiance-associated Vasu in a common list
Prabhasa
Radiance-associated Vasu in a common list; some accounts link him with Vishvakarma's ancestry.
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मंगल
Deityबुध
Deityराहु
DeityEclipse-associated figure
Rahu
Eclipse-associated figure, frequently identified with Svarbhanu's severed head.
#167 / 700
केतु
DeityEclipse/descending-node figure
Ketu
Eclipse/descending-node figure; identification with a severed body is a later interpretive context.
#168 / 700
संज्ञा
DeitySolar consort in accounts involving Surya and the Ashvins
Sanjna
Sanjna — Solar consort in accounts involving Surya and the Ashvins; daughter of Vishvakarma in a Bhagavata account.
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छाया
DeitySanjna's substitute
Chhaya
Shadow-associated solar consort whose children include Shani and Tapati in a Bhagavata account.
#170 / 700
यमी
DeityYama's twin in Vedic usage
Yami
Yama's twin in Vedic usage, identified with Yamuna in later contexts.
#171 / 700
रेवन्त
DeitySolar-family narratives
Revanta
Revanta — Solar-associated equestrian deity prominent in some Puranic and regional accounts.
#172 / 700
तपती
DeitySolar daughter and consort of Samvarana in epic narrative
Tapati
Tapati — Solar daughter and consort of Samvarana in epic narrative.
#173 / 700
शची
DeityIndra's consort
Shachi
Indra's consort, also named Indrani; distinguish specific Matrika use of Aindri.
#174 / 700
स्वाहा
DeityPersonified sacrificial utterance
Swaha
Swaha — Personified sacrificial utterance, associated with Agni as consort.
#175 / 700
स्वधा
DeityPersonified ancestral-offering utterance
Svadha
Svadha — Personified ancestral-offering utterance, associated with the Pitrs.
#176 / 700
वारुणी
DeityGoddess associated with wine and churning accounts
Varuni
Varuni — Goddess associated with wine and churning accounts; some contexts connect the name with Varuna.
#177 / 700
रति
Deityरोहिणी
DeityLunar consort and nakshatra personification in this entry
Rohini
Lunar consort and nakshatra personification in this entry; this identity differs from Rohini, Balarama’s mother.
#179 / 700
तुलसी
DeitySacred basil personified
Tulasi
Tulasi — Sacred basil personified; narratives of Vrinda/Tulasi differ and should not be automatically merged.
#180 / 700