DeityVaishnava / Puranic
Vishnu
Vishnu is central to Vaishnava traditions. In the Vishnu Purana, he is presented as the divine ground of the universe and its preservation.
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The Vedic Gods
Explore Agni, Indra, Varuna, Ushas, and the divine figures invoked in the Vedic hymns.
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Indra
Indra — Vedic and Puranic ruler of the devas; authority and vulnerabilities vary across stories.
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Surya
Surya — Solar deity whose identities overlap with Vivasvan and other solar names.
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Agni
Agni — Vedic fire deity mediating sacrifice; also appears in epic episodes.
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Varuna
Varuna — Vedic deity associated with order and, in later accounts, waters and western guardianship.
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Yama
Yama — Deity of death and judgment; overlaps with Dharma in some contexts.
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Chandra
Lunar deity associated with celestial cycles and Rohini; later identified with Soma.
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Soma
Soma — Vedic sacred drink and its deity; later lunar identifications overlap with Chandra.
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Vishvakarma
Vishvakarma — Divine craftsman and architect; relationship to Tvashta varies by period and source.
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Savitr
Savitr — Vedic impelling solar deity; related to but not simply interchangeable with all Surya usages.
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Vedic Rudra
Rudra in Vedic hymns; related to later Shiva without collapsing historical textual contexts.
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Nasatya
One of the paired Ashvins; individual naming and identification vary across texts.
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Saraswati
Saraswati River Goddess — River-personification entry for Saraswati; distinguish river, Vedic deity, and later goddess-of-learning contexts.
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ManuVedic / Puranic
Aditi
Aditi — Mother of the Adityas and deity of expansive freedom in Vedic usage.
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Prithvi
Earth personified as a goddess; identities overlap with Bhudevi in later traditions.
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Ratri
Ratri — Vedic night goddess; distinguish broader goddess-night identifications.
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Mitra
Mitra — Vedic deity associated with covenants, friendship, and order, often paired with Varuna.
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Aryaman
Aditya associated with social bonds and hospitality in Vedic contexts.
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Bhaga
Bhaga — Vedic deity associated with allotment and share, included among Adityas in later lists.
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Master Power Ranking is an editorial classification. Traditions and texts may offer different accounts of divine power.