Deities and sacred beings
Deities, sages, kings, places and principles compiled from the Puranas. Search, filter and open each profile.
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Krishna
श्रीकृष्णKrishna (Vasudeva) is the most widely worshipped divinity of Hinduism, source of all incarnations. SB 1.4.31 — Vyasa's self-diagnosis conclu…
Brahma
ब्रह्माBrahma is the first god of the Hindu trimurti — the creator — forming the cosmic triad with Vishnu (preservation) and Shiva (dissolution); t…
Sarasvati
सरस्वतीSarasvati is the Hindu goddess of learning, speech, music and art — adored in the Vedas as a river-goddess and known as Brahma's consort; he…
Shiva
शिवShiva is the third great god of the Hindu trimurti: the presiding deity of dissolution, the Mahayogi of Kailasa, worshipped across India in …
Sankarshana
संकर्षणSankarshana is the second emanation in the Pancharatra catur-vyuha: presiding over jiva-creation and dissolution; traditionally identified w…
Pradyumna
प्रद्युम्नPradyumna is the third emanation in the catur-vyuha: presiding over mind-creation; traditionally identified with Kamadeva's portion and as K…
Aniruddha
अनिरुद्धAniruddha is the fourth emanation in the catur-vyuha: presiding over ego-creation; traditionally Krishna's grandson. Saluted in SB 1.5.37.
Lakshmi
लक्ष्मीLakshmi (Shri) is Vishnu's eternal potency and consort, goddess of majesty, beauty and prosperity; appearing at the churning of the ocean sh…
Yama
यमYama (Yamaraja, Dharmaraja), son of Vivasvan the sun, is the god of death and of dharma and guardian of the southern quarter, who judges bei…
Aryama
अर्यमाAryama is one of the twelve Adityas born of Aditi, lord of the ancestors and guardian of marriage ties and of hospitality; the Rigveda prais…
Parvati
पार्वतीParvati (Girija, Uma, Gauri), daughter of Himavan and Mena, is Shiva's consort and mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya, held to be Sati reborn. …
Indra
इन्द्रIndra is the king of the Vedic gods, wielder of the thunderbolt, slayer of Vritra and lord of Svarga; more hymns of the Rigveda are addresse…
Aditi
अदितिAditi is the wife of Kaśyapa and mother of the Ādityas, among whom are counted Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, and Viṣṇu Himself as Vāmana; her name m…
Ashvins
अश्विनीकुमारThe Aśvins are the twin physicians of the gods, sons of the Sun and Saṁjñā, known also as Nāsatya and Dasra; in the Rigveda they come in the…
Varuna
वरुणVaruṇa is lord of the waters and the ocean and guardian of ṛta, cosmic order; in the Rigveda he stands with Mitra as the highest moral deity…
Uma
उमाUmā is a name of Pārvatī, daughter of Himālaya, wife of Śiva and mother of Gaṇeśa and Kārttikeya; as Satī she was the daughter of Dakṣa and …
Daksha
दक्षDakṣa is foremost among the Prajāpatis and a mind-born son of Brahmā, from whose many daughters arose the gods, daityas, serpents, birds and…
Suyajna
सुयज्ञSuyajña is the avatāra of the Svāyambhuva manvantara, appearing as the son of the Prajāpati Ruci and Ākūti, daughter of Manu; he begot on Da…
Hayagriva
हयग्रीवHayagrīva or Hayaśīrṣa is the horse-headed descent of the Lord, held to be the guardian of the Vedas and the presiding deity of learning; in…
Garuda
गरुडGaruḍa is the son of Kaśyapa and Vinatā, enemy of serpents and mount of Lord Viṣṇu; he is called the king of birds and said to be made of th…