Deities and sacred beings
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Kashyapa
कश्यपKashyapa, son of the Prajapati Marichi and one of the seven great sages, married thirteen daughters of Daksha, from whom sprang gods, asuras…
Kripacharya
कृपाचार्यKripacharya (Gautama), son of Sharadvan Gautama, twin brother of Kripi and brother-in-law of Dronacharya, was the first teacher of arms to t…
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…
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…
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…
Shringi
शृङ्गीShringi was the highly effulgent boy son of the sage Shamika. At SB 1.18.32-37, playing with his companions, he heard that the king had offe…
Trita
त्रितTrita is a Vedic rishi whose name is carried by a tirtha on the Sarasvati. He stands first in the list of Sarasvati shrines that Vidura visi…
Ushanas
उशनाUshanas is a rishi also known as Kavya; a tirtha on the Sarasvati bears his name. He appears among the shrines Vidura resorted to at SB 3.1.…
Asita
असितAsita is a rishi whose tirtha lies on the Sarasvati. He appears in the list of shrines Vidura resorted to at SB 3.1.22: 'pR^ithor athAgner a…
Sandipani
सान्दीपनिSandipani is the teacher of Krishna and Balarama. In the third Skandha Uddhava tells Vidura that Krishna learned from him the whole Veda, to…
Mandavya
माण्डव्यMandavya is the sage by whose curse the birth of Yama is accounted. At SB 3.5.20 Maitreya tells Vidura: 'mANDavya-shApAd bhagavAn prajA-saMy…
Sanatkumara
सनत्कुमारSanatkumara is the sage, one of the Kumaras, who in the lineage of the Bhagavata received the teaching from Sankarshana. At SB 3.8.7 Maitrey…
Sankhyayana
साङ्ख्यायनSankhyayana is the sage, chief of the paramahamsas, who in the lineage of the Bhagavata stands between Sanatkumara and Parashara. At SB 3.8.…
Pulastya
पुलस्त्यPulastya is the sage whose name appears in the lineage of the Bhagavata at SB 3.8.9. Maitreya says: 'provAca mahyaM sa dayAlur ukto muniH pu…
Marichi
मरीचिMarichi is the first of the ten sons of Brahma, born from Brahma's mind according to SB 3.12.24. At SB 3.12.29 he heads the sages who turn t…
Angiras
अङ्गिराAngiras is counted among the ten sons of Brahma and, at SB 3.12.24, was born from Brahma's mouth. The Atharva Veda's alternate name Atharvan…
Pulaha
पुलहPulaha is one of the ten sons of Brahma; at SB 3.12.24 he was born from Brahma's navel.
Kratu
क्रतुKratu is one of the ten sons of Brahma; at SB 3.12.23 he was born from Brahma's hand.