33 devatas

Mahabharata Adiparva Sambhavaparva section 65-66

Sri Sadgurbhyoh namah

Indra orders all gods to incarnate on earth. Sage Vaisampayana recounts the gods and demons who took birth on earth in different forms. I will be writing adityas and rudras names here today.

Brahmaji has 6 spiritual sons Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha and Kratu. Marichi's son is Kasyapa, who is a Prajapati and the ancestor of most creatures. Daksha (another prajapati) had 13 daughters of which Aditi is one.

Aditi has 12 sons who are called dwadasa(12) Adityas. the 12 adityas are lords of the universe and named as Dhatri, Mitra, Aryaman, Sakra, Varuna, Ansa, Vaga, Vivaswat, Usha, Savitri, Tvashtri, and Vishnu.

Vishnu is youngest aditya and he is superior to all.

Apart from the 6 spiritual sons of Brahmaji, there was another son named Sthanu. He had 11 sons named Ekadasa(11) Rudras. The 11 Rudras are Mrigavayadha, Sarpa, Niriti of great fame: Ajaikapat, Ahivradhna, and Pinaki, the oppressor of foes; Dahana and Iswara, and Kapali of great splendour; and Sthanu, and the illustrious Bharga.

Angiras's sons are three,--Brihaspati, Utathya, and Samavarta.

The sons of Pulastya are Rakshasas, Monkeys, Kinnaras (half-men and half-horses), and Yakshas.

The son of Pulaha are, the Salabhas (winged insects), the lions, the Kimpurushas (half-lions and half-men), the tigers, bears, and wolves.

Daksha sprang from the right toe of Brahmaji, and his wife sprang from left toe of Brahmaji. They had 50 daughters. since he had no sons, Daksha made them his Putrikas(meaning the off-spring belongs to him also). Daksha gave in marriage 10 of his daughters to Dharma (justice) and 27 to Moon, and 13 to Kasyapa.

Dharma's(Justice) wives are Kirti(fame), Lakshmi(Prosperity), Dhriti(capacity), Medha(IQ), Pushti(Fulfilment), Shraddha(Faith, dedication), Kriya(Action), Buddhi(Intelligence), Lajja(Humbleness), and Mali.

Dharma(Justice) has 3 sons. they are Sama(peace), Kama(desire), Harsha(Joy). And the wife of Kama is Rati(union of subject and object of desire), wife of Sama is Prapti(Fulfillment); and the wife of Harsha is Nanda(Happiness). All the happiness of the worlds are dependent on them.

Brahmaji had another son named Manu. He had a son named Prajapati, Who had 8 sons named Vasus.

The 8 vasus are Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, Aha, Anila, Anala, Pratyusha, and Prabhasa.

The ashta vasu (8 vasus), dwaadasha (12) adityas, ekadasa(11) rudras, 1 Prajapati, 1 Vashatkara, form the 33 gods of Hindu Vedic dharma.

Hari OM