Gods: More Details

Soma

Nature of Soma Soma is an enigmatic deva. The Occidentals have treated Soma as nothing but a plant whose creepers, on being squeezed, yield a juice which is intoxicating. There are...

Indra

Nature of Indra, the Lord of Divine Mind He comes down into our world as the Hero with his shining horsesAnd slays darkness and division with his lightnings,Pours down the...

Agni

Agni, brief view Devās in the Veda form a hierarchy with Sūrya, the spiritual Sun at the head. However the number of hymns in RV dedicated to Sūrya is small. But...

Vishvedevāĥ or All-Gods

Some, like the ancient commentator Shākapūņi, believe that Vishvedevaĥ constitute a special class of Deities. In the opinion of Yāska, the term Vishva is in the sense of all; hence it refers to the collectivity of all the...

Ŗbhus

The Ŗbhus are humans who have attained divinity by their askesis. There are about ten hymns in the RV addressed to the Ŗbhus. It is said that they are the sons of Sudhanvan Angirasa. Some...

Varuņa

Nature of Varuņa, the King and the Releaser of Bonds Viewed on the surface, Varuņa is an omniscient and omnipotent Lord or Creator, Master of the oceans and the sky,...