Deities and sacred beings
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Ashvamedha Yajna
अश्वमेध यज्ञThe Ashvamedha is the most important and elaborate of the Vedic shrauta sacrifices: a horse is released to wander freely for a year, and the…
Vidura
विदुरVidura (Kshatta), born of Vyasa and the maidservant of Ambika, is the younger brother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu; he is held to be Yama inca…
Maitreya
मैत्रेयMaitreya (Kaushrava), son of Kushrava, is a sage of the highest knowledge, traditionally a pupil of Parashara. At SB 1.13.1-2 Vidura receive…
Sanjaya
सञ्जयSanjaya (Gavalgani), son of Gavalgana, was Dhritarashtra's charioteer-bard, counsellor and devoted servant. By the divine sight granted by V…
Tumburu
तुम्बुरुTumburu, foremost of the gandharvas, is a celestial singer and player of the vina; his companionship with Narada is repeatedly described in …
Subala
सुबलSubala, king of the Gandhara country, was the father of Gandhari and Shakuni. At SB 1.13.30 Gandhari is called 'the daughter of Subala' as s…
Shurasena
शूरसेनShura (Shurasena), a Yadava king, son of Devamidha and lord of the Mathura region, was the father of Vasudeva and of Kunti (Pritha) — hence …
Sudharma Sabha
सुधर्मा सभाThe Sudharma is the assembly hall of the gods, brought to Dvaraka from Indra's realm; its property is said to be that whoever enters it is f…
Satyabhama
सत्यभामाSatyabhama, daughter of Satrajit, is one of Krishna's principal queens, married to Him after the affair of the Syamantaka gem. She is famed …
Maya Danava
मय दानवMaya Danava is the celebrated architect of the danavas and master of the building art; it was he who made the three cities of the Tripura as…
Jarasandha
जरासन्धJarasandha, the mighty emperor of Magadha and son of Brihadratha, was so named because, born in two halves, he was joined by the demoness Ja…
Durvasa
दुर्वासाDurvasa, son of Atri and Anasuya and held to be a portion of Shiva, is famed for fierce austerity and fiercer anger, yet is a great giver of…
Karna
कर्णKarna (Radheya, Vasushena), Kunti's eldest son begotten by Surya, was set adrift at birth because she bore him unmarried, and was raised by …
Shalya
शल्यShalya, king of the Madra country, was Madri's brother and so maternal uncle to Nakula and Sahadeva. Setting out to join the Pandavas, he wa…
Vajra
वज्रVajra, son of Aniruddha and Usha and Krishna's great-grandson, was foremost among the few heirs who survived the Yadus' mutual destruction a…
Iravati
इरावतीIravati, daughter of the Matsya prince Uttara and wife of Parikshit, was Virata's granddaughter and Uttarā's niece. According to SB 1.16.2 P…
Janamejaya
जनमेजयJanamejaya, eldest son of Parikshit and Iravati and emperor of the Kuru line, is named first among the four sons at SB 1.16.2. To avenge his…
Uttara
उत्तरUttara, son of Virata king of the Matsyas and brother of Uttarā, went out against the Kaurava army in the cattle-raid of the final year of c…
Brahmavarta
ब्रह्मावर्तBrahmavarta is the holy tract between the Sarasvati and Drishadvati rivers, which the Manusmriti calls a land fashioned by the gods and hold…
Shamika
शमीकShamika, a brahmarshi of the Angirasa line and father of Shringi, was a sage settled in trance, his senses, breath, mind and understanding r…