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God Name(s) | Responsibiity |
Visvakarma | Artificer, craftsman and smith |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Brahma,Narayana,Prajapati,Purusha,Purusa | Hindu |
Hiranyagarbha | Vedic god of creation |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Nirrta,Nirrita | Vedic god of death |
Preta,Pali Peta | Hindu & Buddhist spirits of the dead |
Yama | Hindu god of the dead |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Ardra | Misfortune |
Aslesas | Bad Luck |
Asvayujau (Epic and Puranic) |
Fortune |
Bharani (Verdic): |
Misfortune |
Chitra,Citra | Misfortune |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Adimurti | Mother |
Astamatara (Puranic) |
Mother |
Bala | Mother |
Bharat Mata (Modern Hindu) |
Mother |
Bharati | (Minor) sacrifices |
Bhumidevi | Fertility |
Bhumiya | Male fertility |
Brahmani | Mother |
'Chandika,Candika | Desire |
Chama,Cama | Young love |
'Devaki | Mother(Hindu) |
Dharti Mata | Mother |
Kama | Lust(Hindu) |
Lakshmi,Laksmi, Shri | Lust and beauty |
Prithvi | Earth(Hindu) |
Rati | Sexual Desire(Hindu) |
Sakti | Female creative energy |
Urvasi | Success in love affairs |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Andhaka | Demon |
Bhutamata,Parvati | Evil |
Bhutas | Group of Demons |
Bombay Kamayan(local) | Disease |
Dhanistha | Discord and Strife |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
'Dhanvantari | Physician of the gods(Hindu) |
Dharma | Divine inner law(Hindu) |
Ganga | River: curative and purifying |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Agni | Fire |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Puchan | Meeting(Hindu) |
Vach,Vac | Speech |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Brhaspati,Brihaspati, Bramanaspati | Messenger |
Matarisvan | Messenger(Verdic) |
God Name(s) | Responsibilities |
Apsaras | Water-spirits protecting musicians and gamblers, and bringers of good luck and insanity |
Aryaman | Hospitality and marriage |
Bhaga | Prosperity, good luck and marriage |
Devi | Original vegetation and mother goddess |
Ganesha,Ganesa, Ganapati | Wisdom, literature and worldly success |
Ida | Prayer and devotion |
Indra | Supreme(Verdic), War and of fertility(Hindu) |
Kali,Kali Ma, Kalika | Devouring, destructive black Earth mother(Verdic); Hindu: Nature and time |
Parvati | Himalaya mountains; Mother goddess, ideal devoted wife(Shiva's) |
Prisni | Earth and darkness(Hindu) |
Rhibus,Ribhus | Crafts, equestrian and Sun(Hindu) |
Sarasvati | Speech,eloquence and wisdom(Hindu) |
Savitri,Savitar | King of heaven and active power |
Tvashtri,Tvastar, Tvashtar, Tvastri, Tvastr | Hindu creator and artificer |
Varuna | Cosmic law and order, and of the waters(Verdic) |
God Name(s) | Responsibilities |
Agastya | of Rama |
Aparajita,Aticandika(Puranic),Chamunda,Camunda,Chanda,Canda,Chandanayika,Chandarupa, Durga,Jaganmatri | Protector of the universe from destructive demons |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Makara | Sea Monster |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Aruna | Early dawn |
Arundhati | Astral |
Dyaus | Ancient Vedic sky god |
Kalkin,Kalki | Time |
Nakshatras | Space goddesses |
Ushas,Usas | Dawn |
God Name(s) |
Bhrigus |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Amsa | Minor sun god |
Asvins | Twins-Morning and Evening stars |
Budha | Venus |
Dhruva | Pole Star |
Devapurohita | Jupiter |
Dhatar | Sun |
Daksha,Daksa | Sun |
Pushan,Pusan | Sun |
Savitr,Savitar | Verdic-Sun |
Soma | Moon |
Surya | Sun |
Vivasvat,Vivasvan | Sun |
God Name(s) | Tribe/Region |
Imra | Kafirstan |
Isvara | Sanskrit-world ruler |
Narada | Gandharvas |
Shiva,Siva | Hindu |
Vishnu,Visnu |
His avatars are: 1) Matsya (fish) 2) Kurma (tortoise) 3) Varaha (boar) 4) Narasinha (man-lion) 5) Vamana (dwarf) 6) Parasu-Rama (Rama with the axe) 7) Rama-Chandra 8) Krishna 9) Buddha (present avatar) 10) Kalki (future avatar) |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Aranyani: | Woodlands |
Vanadevatas | Vedic tree spirits |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Bhima | Warrior |
Karttikeya,Kartikeya | Hindu (Vedic) god of war |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Apam Napat: | Fresh |
Saranyu | Clouds |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Abhijit | Fortune |
Dhisana,Kubera,Kuvera | Prosperity |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Gandharvas | Air gods |
Rudra | Ancient Vedic god of storms and the winds |
Vayu | Wind |
God Name(s) | Responsibility |
Ayyappan | Growth |
Balarama | Agriculture |
Sura | Wine(Verdic) |
Vritra,Vrtra | Drought |