Deities and sacred beings
Deities, sages, kings, places and principles compiled from the Puranas. Search, filter and open each profile.
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Alarka
अलर्कAlarka is an ancient king (remembered in the Markandeya Purana and allied literature), traditionally taught by Dattatreya. SB 1.3.11: 'anvik…
Nabhi
नाभिNabhi is a king of the Svayambhuva line (traditionally son of Agnidhra), husband of Merudevi; from him Urukrama (Rishabha) was born (SB 1.3.…
Maharaja Parikshit
महाराज परीक्षितMaharaja Parikshit, son of Abhimanyu, is the last great emperor of the Kuru line: cursed by Takshaka, he sat on the Ganga's bank to hear the…
Abhimanyu
अभिमन्युAbhimanyu is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, the young hero who pierced the chakravyuha, husband of Uttara; he fell on the thirteenth day of…
Arjuna
अर्जुनArjuna is the third son of Pandu and Kunti, Krishna's dearest friend: hero of the Mahabharata war, disciple of the Bhagavad-gita; traditiona…
Bhimasena
भीमBhima (Bhimasena / Vrikodara) is the second son of Pandu and Kunti, a portion of Vayu; the mighty warrior who broke Duryodhana's thigh. SB 1…
Yudhishthira
युधिष्ठिरYudhishthira (Dharmasuta) is the eldest son of Pandu and Kunti, a portion of Dharma: the embodiment of truth and justice; emperor of Hastina…
Ashvatthama
अश्वत्थामाAshvatthama is the son of Dronacharya, a brahmana-kshatriya; at the end of the Mahabharata war he murdered the sleeping Pandava sons and lau…
Nakula
नकुलNakula is one of the twin sons of Pandu and Madri, fourth among the Pandavas, traditionally a portion of the Ashvini-kumaras. He was renowne…
Sahadeva
सहदेवSahadeva is one of the twin sons of Pandu and Madri, youngest of the Pandavas, traditionally a portion of the Ashvini-kumaras, celebrated fo…
Yuyudhana
सात्यकिYuyudhana (Satyaki), descendant of Shini, is a Vrishni hero and a devoted follower of Krishna, a great chariot-warrior on the Pandava side i…
Dhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रDhritarashtra, son of Vichitravirya and Ambika, was born blind; elder brother of Pandu and king at Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari and fath…
Pandu
पाण्डुPandu, son of Vichitravirya and Ambalika, younger brother of Dhritarashtra and king of Hastinapura, was husband of Kunti and Madri and fathe…
Virata
विराटVirata, king of the Matsya country, is the father of Uttara. The Pandavas took shelter with him in disguise during the final year of their c…
Kamsa
कंसKamsa, the tyrant king of Mathura, was the son of Ugrasena and brother of Devaki. Warned by a voice from the sky that Devaki's eighth child …
Bhishma
भीष्मBhishma (Devavrata, Gangeya), son of Shantanu and Ganga, is the grand-uncle of the Kuru line. He took the terrible vow of lifelong celibacy …
Vishvamitra
विश्वामित्रVishvamitra (Kaushika), son of king Gadhi of the Kushika line, is the one sage who, though born a kshatriya, attained brahmarshi rank by fie…
Yuyutsu
युयुत्सुYuyutsu, son of Dhritarashtra by the vaishya maidservant Sugada, was the one Kaurava who at the outset of the war chose the side of dharma a…
Shishupala
शिशुपालShishupala (Caidya), king of Chedi, was the son of Damaghosha and Shrutashrava; as Shrutashrava was Vasudeva's sister, he was Krishna's cous…
Ugrasena
उग्रसेनUgrasena, the Yadava king of Mathura, was the father of Kamsa. His son deposed and imprisoned him; after Kamsa was slain, Krishna did not ta…