Friday, September 20, 2013

Hindu Mythology - How many Devi-Devtas?

So how many Devi-Devtas are there in Hindu Mythology?

You might come back with an answer "33 Crore". But is this the correct answer?  appears not to me after I read some analysis. 

My current answer is: No-one knows. 

And if you anyone really understood the concept of Sanatan Dharma (Basis of Hindu Mythology and origins etc), there is really no need to know this as well. There is no value in answering this question anymore.




Here is more analysis on this:

According to our Vedas, there are 33 “koti” Devi-Devtas. 
"Koti" is a Sanskrit word which means Variety or Types. 
Now, my guess is, due to misinterpretation or wrong pronunciation it was wrongly concluded to be 33 Crore since ancient generations.

These 33 types are:


12 types are Aaditya: Dhaata, Mit, Aryamaa, Shakra, Varun, Ansh, Bhag, Vivaswan, Poosha, Savita, Tvashtha, and Vishnu.


8 types are Vasu: Dhar, Dhruv, Som, Ah, Anil, Anal, Pratyush And Prabhash. 
11 types are Rudra: Har, Bahuroop, Tryambak, Aparajita, Vrashakapi, Shambhu, Kapardi, 

Revat, Mragvyadh, Sharva, And Kapali.
And Two Types Are Ashvini And Kumar.


Total: 12+8+11+2=33

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