| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasu | वसु | vasu | Vasus are very prominent gods in Vedic literature. Astavasus are eight... | They are the Maruts, the pure god in the midworld - RV (7.39.3); they are bright and... | The Astavasus were born to Dharmadeva of his wife Vasu, a daughter of Daksa. They are :... | Read More |
| Vasu Gupta | A 9th century CE Kashmiri Shiva philosopher who authored the Siva Sutra and Spanda... | Read More | ||||
| Vasudeva | वसुदेव | vasudeva | Vasudeva was a Yadava king and the eldest son of King Surasena in his wife Marisa. Sri Krishna... | When Krishna was born to Devaki, the wife of Vasudeva in jail a devine voice was heard from... | Read More | |
| Vasudeva Yati | A sage lived on the bank of River Narmada some three century back. He composed an... | Read More | ||||
| Vasudevamananam | A treatise on Advaita philosophy. The author of this work is Vasudeva Yati, a sage... | Read More | ||||
| Vasuh_Bharadvaja | Vasuh_Bharadvaja is the Rishi of Rig Veda 9:80 to 82 | The hymn R.V. (9:80-82) is about soma, the lord of plenitude. Some modern authors... | He was born out of the daughter of Prajapati who was the wife of Dharma | Read More | ||
| Vasukarna_Vasukra | Basukarna Basura Is the Rishi of Rigveda hymns 10:65 and 66. He was son of Rishi Basukra who... | The Sukta is for propitiating Viswadevah, all the devas. | Read More | |||
| Vasuki | वासुकि | vāsuki | Vasuki is the snake who coiled around the neck of Siva. | King of the Nagas | King of the Nagas or serpents who live in Patala. He was used by the gods and Asuras for a coil... | Read More |
| Vasumitra | वसुमित्र | vasumitra | It is said Vasumitra, a King and Buddhist scholar presided over the fourth Buddhist... | Read More | ||
| Aravasu | आर्ववसु | Aravasu was an ancient ascetic who had been a luminary in the court of King Yudhishthira. He was... | Read More | |||
| Astavasu | अष्टवसु | aṣṭavasu | See: Vasu | Read More |