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Beings, divine forms, sages and epic figures. The editorial power roster contains 700 ranked entries.

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Stone statue identified as Chitragupta by the photographer's Wikimedia Commons filename and category. Seated, bearded figure with a manuscript.Celestial being

Recorder in the court of justice

Chitragupta

Chitragupta records deeds and participates in Yama’s court of justice in the Garuda Purana Saroddhara.

#200 / 700
Bhringi, three-legged dance teacher, carved stone pillar relief at Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh.Rishi

The Shaiva attendant

Bhringi

Bhringi is a Shaiva attendant and devotee whose partiality toward Shiva is challenged by Parvati in a Skanda Purana narrative.

#201 / 700
मरीचि
Rishi

Creation genealogies

Marichi

Mind-born progenitor associated with Brahma and father of Kashyapa in common Puranic genealogy.

#203 / 700
अत्रि
Rishi

Atri-Anasuya narratives

Atri

Great sage associated with Anasuya and the births of divine sages in Puranic accounts.

#204 / 700
अंगिरस
Rishi

Vedic seer and progenitor linked with the Angirasa lineage

Angiras

Angiras — Vedic seer and progenitor linked with the Angirasa lineage.

#205 / 700
पुलह
Rishi

Mind-born sage/progenitor in several Puranic lists

Pulaha

Mind-born sage/progenitor in several Puranic lists.

#206 / 700
क्रतु
Rishi

Sage and progenitor associated with the Valakhilyas in common Puranic accounts

Kratu

Kratu — Sage and progenitor associated with the Valakhilyas in common Puranic accounts.

#208 / 700
वसिष्ठ
Rishi

Royal priest and sage of the solar dynasty

Vashishtha

Vashishtha — Royal priest and sage of the solar dynasty, consort of Arundhati, and rival of Vishvamitra.

#209 / 700
भृगु
Rishi

Progenitor sage of the Bhargava lineage

Bhrigu

Progenitor sage of the Bhargava lineage; stories test gods and rulers.

#210 / 700
कश्यप
Rishi

Progenitor of multiple divine and nonhuman lineages through varied consorts

Kashyapa

Progenitor of multiple divine and nonhuman lineages through varied consorts.

#211 / 700
कर्दम
Rishi

Sage associated with Devahuti and their son Kapila in Bhagavata narrative

Kardama

Kardama — Sage associated with Devahuti and their son Kapila in Bhagavata narrative.

#212 / 700
नारद
Rishi

Traveling divine sage

Narada

Traveling divine sage, musician, and catalyst of stories across texts.

#213 / 700
व्यास
Rishi

Sage credited with arranging the Vedas and transmitting the Mahabharata

Vyasa

Vyasa — Sage credited with arranging the Vedas and transmitting the Mahabharata; a title with multiple bearers across ages.

#214 / 700
वाल्मीकि
Rishi

Sage and poet traditionally associated with the Ramayana

Valmiki

Valmiki — Sage and poet traditionally associated with the Ramayana.

#215 / 700
अगस्त्य
Rishi

Sage prominent in southern traditions and episodes involving Vindhya and asuras

Agastya

Agastya — Sage prominent in southern traditions and episodes involving Vindhya and asuras.

#216 / 700