Deities

Major Deities

Indra - King of Gods, Emperor of Svarga, God of rain, thunder and war
Agni - God of fires and sacrifices
Soma - God of plants and the forest.
Varuṇa - God of cosmic order, associated with water
Sūrya - God of the Sun, symbolizing light and vitality
Mitrá - God of friendships and contracts
Aryaman - Protector of Horses
Uṣas - Goddess of dawn
Savitṛ - Solar deity, invoked for protection
Vāyu - God of wind
Sarasvatī - God of knowledge and wisdom
Pūṣan - Solar deity responsible for marriages and meetings
Dyauṣ Pitṛ - Sky Father deity, Father of Indra and Agni
Pṛthivī Mata - Earth Mother deity, Mother of Indra and Agni
Rudra - God of storms and archery
Viṣṇu - Solar deity of preservation
Yama - Deity of death, son of Surya
Parjánya - God of rain, epithet of Indra

Deity groups

Devas - Divine beings associated with cosmic principles and natural forces
Asuras - Deities that fight against the Devas
Gandharvas - Celestial musicians and singers within Svarga
Apsarās - Celestial nymphs, dancers married to the Gandharvas, maidens of Indra
Maruts - Storm gods and celestial warriors linked with wind, rain, and thunder
Viśvēdēvas - Collective term for all gods in Vedic hymns, representing cosmic forces
Śrāddhadevāḥ - Ancestral deities honored during rituals for ancestors
Aṅgiras - Divine beings or sages associated with Vedic hymns and rituals
Adityas - Solar deities representing aspects of the sun's powers like warmth and light
Vasus - Elemental gods representing natural forces such as earth, water, fire, wind, etc.
Piśācas - Malevolent spirits or demons, linked with darkness and chaos
Nāgas - Serpent deities or semi-divine beings associated with water, fertility, and cosmic forces

Deity groups

Dakṣiṇā - Offering or gift, personified as a goddess of rewards
Araṇyānī - Forest goddess
Rātrī - Night, personified as a goddess
Aditi - Mother of gods, infinite and boundless
Śacī - Consort of Indra, associated with power and strength
Bhaga - God of fortune and wealth
Vasukra - Ṛṣi mentioned in Ṛgveda
Āpam Napāt - Fire god, born of water
Kṣetrapati - Lord of the field, associated with fertility
Nirṛti - Goddess of destruction and death
Asamāti - A form of Agni, divine fire
Ūrvaśī - Apsara, celestial nymph
Māyābheda - Slayer of illusion, associated with clarity
Rātri - Goddess of the night
Saṃjñā - Wife of Surya, mother of Manu
Tvaṣṭṛ - Artisan of gods, father of Surya
Vāc - God of Sound