Deities and sacred beings
Deities, sages, kings, places and principles compiled from the Puranas. Search, filter and open each profile.
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Devaki
देवकीDevaki is a central maternal figure of the Krishna story: daughter of Devaka of Mathura's royal line, wife of Vasudeva and mother of Krishna…
Vasudeva
वसुदेवVasudeva is the father of Krishna: a respected prince of the Yadu line (Shurasena's family), husband of Devaki; Krishna's patronymic 'Vasude…
Anasuya
अनसूयाAnasuya, wife of Atri, is the celebrated pativrata of tradition, by whose austerity the Trimurti sons (Dattatreya, Durvasa, Soma) are said t…
Akuti
आकूतिAkuti is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and wife of Ruchi, in whom the Yajna avatara was born (SB 1.3.12). (No dedicated Wikipedia article…
Merudevi
मेरुदेवीMerudevi is the wife of Nabhi and mother of Rishabha (SB 1.3.13: 'asthame meru-devyam tu nabher jata urukramah'). Tradition also gives her t…
Satyavati
सत्यवतीSatyavati, daughter of the fisher-king, was first the wife of Parashara (mother of Vyasa by him) and later of Shantanu; matriarch of the Kur…
Anjana
अञ्जनाAnjana is, in the Bhagavata's text, the mother of the Buddha-avatara: 'anjana-sutah' (SB 1.3.24). (Note: EN-Wikipedia's 'Anjana' article cov…
Draupadi
द्रौपदीDraupadi (Krishna / Panchali) is the daughter of Drupada, wife of the five Pandavas; traditionally born of fire. Even after her five sons we…
Kripi
कृपीKripi (Gautami) is the daughter of Sharadvan Gautama, twin sister of Kripacharya, wife of Dronacharya and mother of Ashvatthama. SB 1.7.45 n…
Kunti
कुन्तीKunti (Pritha) is the daughter of Shurasena, sister of Vasudeva and therefore Krishna's paternal aunt; she is called Kunti from her adoption…
Gandhari
गान्धारीGandhari, daughter of Subala king of Gandhara, is the wife of Dhritarashtra and mother of the hundred Kauravas. In sympathy with her husband…
Uddhava
उद्धवUddhava, of the Vrishni line, is Krishna's cousin, counsellor and intimate friend, traditionally a pupil of Brihaspati. At SB 1.8.7 he accom…
Uttara
उत्तराUttara is the daughter of Virata king of the Matsyas, wife of Abhimanyu and mother of Parikshit. At SB 1.8.8-10, terrified by Ashvatthama's …
Subhadra
सुभद्राSubhadra, daughter of Vasudeva and sister of Krishna and Balarama, is Arjuna's wife and Abhimanyu's mother, and so Parikshit's grandmother. …
Akrura
अक्रूरAkrura, son of Shvaphalka, is a Yadava elder and a great devotee. Sent by Kamsa, he brought Krishna and Balarama from Gokula to Mathura, and…
Jambavati
जाम्बवतीJambavati, daughter of Jambavan king of the bears, is one of Krishna's principal queens. Searching for the Syamantaka gem, Krishna reached J…
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 …
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…
Khatvanga
खट्वाङ्गKhatvanga is a royal sage of the Ikshvaku line who aided the gods in their war with the asuras; when they offered him a boon he asked instea…
Manu
मनुManu is the progenitor of humankind and the promulgator of dharma-shastra; each manvantara is presided over by a Manu, and the present age i…