Author: Dr. A. V. Ramachandran

All these are, in a way, the fallen divinities (fallen Aryas) who went out of the Indian subcontinent to lands like China, Iran, Europe, Australia, Africa, America and Lanka and settled there, establishing their culture.

Cħandhyogy Upanishad (3/16/1) gives an idea about Vasu, Rudhr and Ādhithy.

By his halo of knowledge, love, tolerance, penances and sacrifice, any such person who has done good for the whole village for its welfare is known as village deity. But …

Before the sport of Braj, there was a Dev-Asur (divinity-demon) war in which King Dushyant of the Moon dynasty had gone to Himalaya to help Indra, king of the divinity kingdom. While on his return, his chariot had stopped at a hermitage (Kanvāshram) near the river Mālini in Bijnaur Janpadh, situated at the foothills of Himalayas.

Dev (the divine one), Gandħarv (heavenly musicians, a class of demigods in the paradise of Indra), Yaksh (another type of demigods), Kinnar (a mythical class of celestial persons known for their riches) and Nāg (hooded snakes).

According to mythological texts, the world of the dead is a realm distinct from and above the earth in which the souls of dead humans free off their material bodies reside. The concept is that when relatives of these deceased perform an annual offering of food and water, they reach them and feel satisfied. And so, it is said in religious texts that it is essential to make these offerings for the good and well-being of the dead relatives.

The term ‘paradise’ has a relation to joy and pleasure. Any state that provides enjoyment and pleasure is in itself Paradise. In this article we explain the three types of Paradise.

(Kashmir, Tibet and Mansarovar) by the volitional power of Ādi Nārāyan were called divine creation because of their being highly learned and of truthful nature. With time their number increased to 33 crores. Sometimes, these pious, virtuous, saintly and learned humans were addressed as 33 crore divinities.