THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Dhara Vasu
His seven fellow Vasus are Dhruva, Soma, Aha, Anila, Anala, Pratyusha and Prabhasa. The Vasus form one of the companies included in the epic’s thirty-three gods. The account traces them through a progenitor called Prajapati, whose father is Manu, and then distinguishes their mothers and children. A genealogy here is a way of explaining the relationships among divine powers and their descendants.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Deity
- Form
- Vasu
- Tradition
- Vedic · Puranic
- Also Known As
- Dhara (Vasu)
- World & Associations
- Celestial sphere
Family Context
The available reference record does not establish a complete family genealogy. No parents, consorts, or descendants are inferred from the name alone.
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
Story Connections
- Vasu lists
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Role
Vasu associated with support or earth in some lists.
Attributes & Abilities
- Earth/support symbolism
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
The Vishnu Purana translation used here reads Dhava in its list and gives a different family. That reading is not silently changed to Dhara or combined with the epic account.
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Artwork & Archive Notes
Objects & Emblems
No named weapon or artifact is specified in this profile’s reference record. This does not establish that the figure never used one.
Visual Identity
Where artwork is shown, it is a contemporary illustrative interpretation. This reference record does not establish a fixed portrait, colour scheme, or complete set of iconographic attributes for this figure.
Tradition Note
The accounts belong to Vedic / Puranic. Genealogy, theological interpretation, and portrayal can differ between texts and regional retellings.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected Cards
4 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
The Mahabharata names Dhara and Dhruva among the eight Vasus.
Dhara and Anila belong to the eight Vasus in this genealogy.