| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Abhasvara" | India | A clåśś of 64 devas or demigods created by Brahman. India |
| Demon name "Asuras" | Hindu / Vedic | sky gods. Identified in the opening of the Rg Veda, they become demonic in later Hinduism, the antagonists of the DEVA gods.... |
| Goddess name "Bala (girl)" | Hindu | (1) Mother goddess. (Epic and Puranic). Of vague affinity but generally of youthful appearance. Seated upon a lotus throne. Attributes: Book and rosary. 2. Messenger goddess. Jain [India]. One of the twenty-four SASANADEVATAS.... |
| Goddess name "Balarama (strength of Rama)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. May have originated in Vedic times as an agricultural fertility deity. He is the son of VASUDEVA and DEVAKI, though born from the womb of ROHINI. Jointly with KRSNA (his brother), he is identified as the eighth avatara (incarnation) of Vis'nu, or, with RAMA, as the seventh. Legend describes how Vis'nu impregnated the belly of the goddess Devaki with two hairs, one black, one white. To ensure their safety against a demon king, they were transferred before birth to Rohini. Krsna grew to be dark-skinned, and Balarama light. The latter enjoys similar characteristics to Krsna but fails to attract the same popularity. He is usually depicted on the right side of Krsna, rarely standing alone. The consort of Balarama is REVATI and his sons are Nisatha and Ulmuka. Epithets included Ananda (joy). In Jainism he is known as Baladeva. Attributes: arrow, club, drinking cup, fan palm, honey pot, lotus, pestle, pitcher, plough, prayer wheel, shield and sword.... |
| Goddess name "Bhumi Devata" | India | A vegetation goddess |
| Goddess name "Bhumi Devata" | Indian | vegetation goddess. Worshiped by many primitive tribes.... |
| Goddess name "Cakresvari (lady of the cakra)" | Jain / India | Goddess of learning. One of sixteen VIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI. Also one of the twenty-four SASANADEVATA or messenger goddesses.... |
| God name "Dadimunda" | Singhalese Buddhist / Sri Lanka | Tutelary god. An attendant on the god UPULVAN to whom he acted as treasurer. The guardian of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. His sacred animal is an elephant. Also Devata bandara.... |
| God name "Daityas" | India | A race of giants who fought against the gods because they were jealous of their Deva half-brothers. India |
| God name "Deva" | Hindu / Puranic / Vedic | Generic name of a god. Hindu / Puranic / Vedic |
| Deities name "Deva (the god)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic | Generic name of a god. Originally, in the Rg Veda, thirty or thirty-three devas are indicated, divided into three groups of eleven. In later Hinduism, the term deva is generally applied to deities not included in the chief triad of BRAHMA, VISNU and SIVA.... |
| Goddess name "Devaki" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | Mother goddess. Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Devaki (divine)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. Daughter of Devaka and consort of the mythical king VASUDEVA, Devaki bore eight sons, including KRSNA and BALARAMA. Her brother Kamsa believed that the eighth child would kill him and he slaughtered the first six sons. In order to save the remaining two, VISNU implanted the seed of his avataras in Devaki's womb (in the form of hairs from his head), before transferring Balarama to the womb of the goddess ROHINI and Krsna to Yasoda, the wife of a cowherd, Nanda.... |
| Goddess name "Devana" | Czechoslovakia / Slavic | A goddess of the hunt |
| Goddess name "Devananda" | Jain | Mother goddess of happiness and joy. Jain |
| Goddess name "Devananda (delight of the gods)" | Jain / India | Goddess. The mother of Mahavira.... |
| Planet name "Devapurohita" | Hindu / Puranic | Astral god. An epithet for the planet god JUPITER.... |
| God name "Devaputra" | Buddhist | Designation for the lower ranked gods. Buddhist |
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