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The Visvedevas (Sanskrit: विश्वेदेवाः) ( viśve-devāḥ "all-gods") are the various Vedic gods taken together as a whole. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical There are 1028 hymns in the Rigveda, most of them dedicated to specific deities. Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity " In the Rigveda a number of hymns are addressed to them, including (according to Griffith) 1. The Rigveda ( Sanskrit sa ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, a compound of ṛc "praise verse" and veda "knowledge" 89, 3. 54-56, 4. 55, 5. 41-51, 6. 49-52, 7. 34-37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 8. 27-30, 58, 83 10. 31, 35, 36, 56, 57, 61-66, 92, 93, 100, 101, 109, 114, 126, 128, 137, 141, 157, 165, 181.

RV 3. The third Mandala of the Rigveda has 62 hymns mainly to Agni and Indra. 54. 17 addresses them as headed by Indra,

This is, ye Wise, your great and glorious title, that all ye Deities abide in Indra. Indra ( Sanskrit: इन्द्र or इंद्र Indra, Malay: Indera, Thai: พระอินทร์ Phra-Intra (trans. Griffith)

The dichotomy between Devas and Asuras is not evident in these hymns, and Devas are invoked together with Asuras such as Mitra and Varuna. Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity " In Hinduism In Hinduism, the Asura ( Sanskrit: असुर are a group of power-seeking deities sometimes referred to as Demons or sinful This article is about the Vedic deity Mitra. For other divinities with related names see the general article Mitra. In Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna ( Devanagari:वरुण IAST: varuṇa) is a god of the Sky, of Rain and

In later Hinduism, they form one of the nine ganadevatas (along with the Adityas, Vasus, Tushitas, Abhasvaras, Anilas, Maharajikas, Sadhyas, and Rudras). Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. In Hinduism, the Ādityas are a group of Devas or celestial gods the sons of Āditi and Kashyapa. In Hinduism, the Vasus are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. In Hinduism the Maruts ( Sanskrit: मरुत also known as the Marutgana and the Rudras are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Diti According to the Vishnu Purana, they were the sons of Vishvā, a daughter of Daksha, enumerated as follows: 1. In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one" is an ancient creator god one of the Prajapatis ref> Narada said Vasu 2. In Hinduism, the Vasus are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. Satya 3. Satya is a Sanskrit word that loosely translates into English as " Truth " or "correct Kratu 4. Daksha, 5. In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one" is an ancient creator god one of the Prajapatis ref> Narada said Kala 6. Kama 7. Kāma ( Skt, Pali; Devanagari: काम is pleasure sensual gratification sexual fulfillment pleasure of the Senses, desire eros the aesthetic Dhrti 8. Kuru 9. Pururavas 10. Pururavas ( Hindi:पुरूरव, According to Vedas is a mythological entity associated with the Surya (the sun and Usha (the dawn and Madravas, with two others added by some, 11. Rocaka or Locana, 12. Dhvani Dhuri

Sometimes it is unclear whether a reference to vishve-devas refers to all Devas collectively, as in the Rigveda, or to the specific group as enumerated in the Puranas. Dhuri (ਧੂਰੀ is a town in Sangrur District in the state of Punjab, India.

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