Deities and sacred beings
Deities, sages, kings, places and principles compiled from the Puranas. Search, filter and open each profile.
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Vyasa
वेदव्यासVyasa, composer of the Bhagavata: after Narada's instruction, meditating with bhakti-yoga at Badarikashrama, he saw the Purusha and maya and…
Suka
शुकदेवŚukadeva, son of Vyasa, is the first narrator of the Bhagavata: a muni detached from birth who recited it to the dying Parikshit. SB 1.4.4 d…
Shaunaka
शौनकShaunaka is a celebrated sage of the Vedic tradition, credited with the Rigveda's auxiliary treatises (Rk-pratishakhya etc.); the assembly-h…
Suta
सूतSuta is the narrator of the Bhagavata's outer frame: son of Vyasa's disciple Romaharshana, the expert reciter of the Puranas and Itihasas. S…
Romaharshana
रोमहर्षणRomaharshana is a disciple of Vyasa, father of Suta; first custodian of the Itihasas and Puranas: 'itihasa-purāṇānāṁ pitā me romaharṣaṇaḥ' (…
Nara
नरNara is the ancient ascetic sage — one of the celebrated tapasvi pair 'Nara-Narayana' of Badarikashrama — of whom the Mahabharata tradition …
Narayana
नारायणNarayana is (a) as a sage: the second member of the tapasvi pair with Nara of the Badari hermitage; (b) as the Lord: a supreme name of Vishn…
Narada
नारदNarada, mind-born son of Brahma, the deva-rishi: inter-celestial messenger, vina-bearing proclaimer of bhakti. SB 1.3.8: the Lord's third av…
Asuri
आसुरिAsuri is an ancient sage, in the Samkhya tradition one of Kapila's chief disciples (from whom the Pancashikha lineage runs). SB 1.3.10: 'pro…
Atri
अत्रिAtri is a maharshi among the Seven Sages: a mind-born son of Brahma, husband of Anasuya; the rishi-family of the Rigveda's fifth Mandala bea…
Ruchi
रुचिRuchi is an ancient progenitor-sage of the creation tradition, husband of Akuti; from him the Yajna avatara was born (SB 1.3.12: 'rucer yajn…
Parashara
पराशरParashara, son of Shakti of the Vashishtha line, is the maharshi to whom the Vishnu Purana is ascribed: husband of Satyavati and father of V…
Vishnuyasha
विष्णुयशस्Vishnuyasha is, in tradition, the ascetic/sage of Shambhala, father of the Kalki-avatara. SB 1.3.25: 'janita vishnu-yasasah' — Kalki will be…
Paila
पैलPaila is a disciple of Vyasa, the first custodian of the Rig Veda: 'ṛg-veda-dharaḥ pailaḥ' (SB 1.4.21).
Jaimini
जैमिनिJaimini is a disciple of Vyasa, custodian of the Sama Veda and traditional author of the Purva-mimamsa-sutras: 'sāmago jaiminiḥ kaviḥ' (SB 1…
Vaishampayana
वैशम्पायनVaishampayana is a chief disciple of Vyasa, custodian of the Yajur Veda (Taittiriya shakha): 'vaiśampāyana evaiko niṣṇāto yajuṣām' (SB 1.4.2…
Sumantu
सुमन्तुSumantu is a disciple of Vyasa, custodian of the Atharva Veda: 'atharvāṅgirasām āsīt sumantur dāruṇo muniḥ' (SB 1.4.22).
Drona
द्रोणDronacharya is the son of Bharadvaja, the martial-guru of both sides of the Mahabharata; father of Ashvatthama. SB 1.7.45: 'sa esha bhagavan…
Dhaumya
धौम्यDhaumya, brother of the sage Devala, was the family priest of the Pandavas; he did not desert them even during the forest exile and guided t…
Vasishtha
वसिष्ठVasishtha, one of the seven great sages, is a mind-born son of Brahma and the family preceptor of the Ikshvaku line; husband of Arundhati an…