The 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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गोदावरी
Deity

Sacred Godavari river personified in regional accounts

Godavari

Godavari — Sacred Godavari river personified in regional accounts.

#181 / 700
कावेरी
Deity

Sacred Kaveri river personified in southern traditions

Kaveri

Kaveri — Sacred Kaveri river personified in southern traditions.

#182 / 700
सिन्धु
Deity

Sindhu river divinity or personification

Sindhu

Sindhu river divinity or personification; context may be Vedic hymn or later river theology.

#183 / 700
सरयू
Deity

Sarayu river personification connected with Ayodhya's sacred geography

Sarayu

Sarayu river personification connected with Ayodhya's sacred geography.

#184 / 700
भागीरथी
Deity

Ganga under a name associated with Bhagiratha and an actual headstream

Bhagirathi

Ganga under a name associated with Bhagiratha and an actual headstream; not automatically a separate goddess.

#185 / 700
मन्दाकिनी
Deity

Sacred river-name entry with several geographical uses

Mandakini

Mandakini — Sacred river-name entry with several geographical uses; exact intended Mandakini needs clarification.

#187 / 700
वल्ली
Deity

Murugan's consort in Tamil traditions

Valli

Murugan's consort in Tamil traditions; origin and marriage stories vary.

#189 / 700
ऋद्धि
Celestial being

Personification of prosperity

Riddhi

Personification of prosperity, associated with Ganesha in some regional consort traditions.

#193 / 700
शुभ
Celestial being

Ganesha-family identity review

Shubha

Auspiciousness-associated figure treated as Ganesha's child in some later traditions; identify exact account.

#194 / 700
लाभ
Celestial being

Gain-associated figure treated as Ganesha's child in some later traditions

Labha

Gain-associated figure treated as Ganesha's child in some later traditions; identify exact account.

#195 / 700
मूषक
Vahana

Mouse/rat mount of Ganesha

Mushika

Mouse/rat mount of Ganesha; this is a sacred animal entry, not a human biography.

#196 / 700
जय
Celestial being

Vaikuntha gatekeeper paired with Vijaya

Jaya

Vaikuntha gatekeeper paired with Vijaya, cursed to earthly antagonist births in Bhagavata narrative.

#198 / 700