He decides to attempt to kill Vishnu by gaining mystical powers, which he believes Brahma, the chief among the devas, will award him if he undergoes many years of great austerity and penance.

To which end he decides to attempt to kill Vishnu by gaining mystical powers, which he believes Brahma, the chief among the devas will award to him if he undergoes many years of great austerity and penance just as Brahma has awarded to other Rakshasas.

" Similarly, in the Vishnu Sahasranama the concluding verses state: " The Rishis ( great sages ), the ancestors, the devas, the great elements, in fact all things moving and unmoving constituting this universe, have originated from Narayana ," ( i. e., Vishnu ).

Similarly, in the Vishnu Sahastranama the concluding verses state: " The Rishis ( great sages ), the ancestors, the devas, the great elements, in fact all things moving and unmoving constituting this universe, have originated from Narayana ," ( i. e., Vishnu ).

In Buddhist cosmology, the bodhisattva of the Sun is known as Ri Gong Ri Guang Pu Sa ( The Bright Solar Bodhisattva of the Solar Palace ) / Ri Gong Ri Guang Tian Zi ( The Bright Solar Prince of the Solar Palace ) / Ri Gong Ri Guang Zun Tian Pu Sa ( The Greatly Revered Bright Solar Prince of the Solar Palace / one of the 20 or 24 guardian devas ).

He is usually depicted with Yue Gong Yue Guang Pu Sa ( The Bright Lunar Bodhisattva of the Lunar Palace ) / Yue Gong Yue Guang Tian Zi ( The Bright Lunar Prince of the Lunar Palace ) / Yue Gong Yue Guang Zun Tian Pu Sa ( The Greatly Revered Bright Lunar Prince of the Lunar Palace / one of the 20 or 24 guardian devas known as Candraprabha in Sanskrit.

Then Nandhi / Nandheesha ( Nantheesurar in Tamizh ) came across him and said, " Your greatness, you are the one who can ’ t wholly known even by devas.

These giants are the devas and asuras who used the nāga king Vasuki in order to the churn the Ocean of Milk in quest of the amrita or elixir of immortality.

In the Nyaya Kusumanjali, this is discussed against the proposition of the Mimamsa school that let us assume there were many demigods ( devas ) and sages ( rishis ) in the beginning, who wrote the Vedas and created the world.

Svarga is seen as a transitory place for righteous souls who have performed good deeds in their lives but are not yet ready to attain moksha, or elevation to Vaikunta, the abode of Lord Vishnu, considered to be the Supreme Abode ( Rig Veda ( 1. 22. 20 ) states, Oṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramam padam sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ: " All the suras ( i. e., the devas ) look towards the feet of Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Abode ").

In the Hindu religion, demigod is used to refer to deities who were once human and later became devas ( gods ) and are worshiped as such.

The Vaishnavites ( who often translate deva as " demigod ") cite various verses that speak of the devas ' subordinate status.

" ( Gita: 7: 21-22 ) Elsewhere in the Gita Lord Krishna states: " O Arjuna, even those devotees who worship other lesser deities ( e. g., devas, for example ) with faith, they also worship Me, but in an improper way because I am the Supreme Being.

Bhargava community owe their lineage to Bhrigu Rishi, and his son Chyavana Rishi, who is better known for his links with creation of Chyawanprash by devas ' Vaids, Ashwini Kumars the twin brothers.

The Vaishnavites ( who often translate deva as " demigod ") cite various verses that speak of the devas ' subordinate status.

" ( Gita 7. 21-22 ) Elsewhere in the Gita Lord Krishna states: " O Arjuna, even those devotees who worship other lesser deities ( e. g., devas, for example ) with faith, they also worship Me, but in an improper way because I am the Supreme Being.

So to wake Shiva from his deep meditation the devas deputed Manmatha, the God of love who shot his flower arrows at Paramashiva.

Heeding for their request Paramashiva stared at the ashes of Manmatha. From the ashes came Bhandasura Who made all the world as impotent and ruled from the city called Shonitha pura. He started troubling the devas. The devas then sought the advice of Sage Narada who advised them to conduct a fire sacrifice.

" " The Tamil text Nīlakēci mentions two devas, Okkali and Ōkali, who according to the mythology of the Dravidian Ājīvikas, are said to have instructed men in the scriptures ".

Vali who was with the devas, helping them in the churning of ocean, took Tara and married her.

The third and final stage of the fusion took place in the ninth century with the development of the theory according to which Japanese kami are emanations of buddhas, bodhisattvas or devas who mingle with human beings to lead them to the Buddhist Way.

The gods in the Rig-Veda are mostly personified concepts, who fall into two categories: the devas – who were gods of nature – such as the weather deity Indra ( who is also the King of the gods ), Agni (" fire "), Usha (" dawn "), Surya (" sun ") and Apas (" waters ") on the one hand, and on the other hand the asuras – gods of moral concepts – such as Mitra (" contract "), Aryaman ( guardian of guest, friendship and marriage ), Bhaga (" share ") or Varuna, the supreme Asura ( or Aditya ).

And the devas told Kaliyan that Sivan was the one who created you and he will offer you whatever you need.

The pantheon in the Śrauta tradition consists of various gods and goddesses, known as devas, who represent natural forces or deified social concepts.

The devas were born later than this world's creation, so who knows from where it came into existence?

Lord Śiva said: " My dear son, I, Lord Brahmā and the other devas, who move within this universe under the misconception of our greatness, cannot exhibit any power to compete with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for innumerable universes and their inhabitants come into existence and are annihilated by the simple direction of the Lord " ( Bhagavata Purana 9. 4. 56 )

Whilst Hiranyakashipu had been performing the penance to be granted this boon, his home had been attacked by Indra and the other devas, seizing the opportunity in his absence.

When the Ribhus successfully had executed this task, the devas received them among themselves, gave them immortality and allowed them to partake of their sacrifices.

Indra and the other devas therefore approached the sage, whom Indra had once beheaded, and asked him for his aid in defeating Vritra.

Dadhichi acceded to the devas ' request but said that he wished that he had time to go on a pilgrimage to all the holy rivers before he gave up his life for them.

# The Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata states that Vishnu restored the earth that had sunk into the netherword, or Patala, so all the devas praised Him as Govind ( Protector of the Land ).

The problem that arose was that the nectar could not be discarded, it had to be drunk by one of the devas or asuras.

The city's brick walls were 4. 5 meters high, and had 12 gates with huge devas ( deities ) guarding the entrances and a pagoda at each of the four corners.

However, Dadhichi, realising that his bones were the only way by which the devas could defeat the asuras willingly gave his life in a pit of mystical flames he summoned with the power of his austerities.

Dushyanta was informed by the devas that only Bharata's mother or father could tie it back on his arm.

Like the nāga, they combine the characteristics of animals and divine beings, and may be considered to be among the lowest devas.

His contemporary adversary, E. A. Wallis Budge, however, thought Egyptian religion to be primarily henotheistic where all the gods and goddesses were aspects of the God Ra, similar to the devas in Hinduism.

As time passed, the vedic Asuras began to be referred as the lesser beings while in Avestha, the Persian counterpart of the Vedas, the devas began to be considered as lesser beings.

In a story from the Puranas, Shesha loosens Mount Mandara, to enable it to be used in the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras.

: " The Blessed One is an Arahant, perfectly enlightened, accomplished in true knowledge and conduct, fortunate, knower of the world, unsurpassed leader of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.

They wanted to become more powerful than the devas to be able to destroy them.

Buddhists accept the existence of beings in higher realms ( see Buddhist cosmology ), known as devas, but they, like humans, are said to be suffering in samsara, and are not necessarily wiser than us.

Despite this there are believed to be enlightened devas.

Dushyanta was required to fight with the devas, from which he emerged victorious ; his reward was to be reunited with his wife and son.

It is believed by Theosophists that devas can be observed when the third eye is activated.

Sometimes, it is believed, they visit Earth and can be observed, like other devas, by humans whose third eyes have been activated.

During this the supremacy of Vaikundar is revealed by the event of Vaikundar ordering all devas of the cosmos the do's and don ' ts which are to be followed.

On the way they come across 55 statues grouped at one place, which were all devas of Brahma Loga once cursed to be as statues and so they were there.

Buddhists accept the existence of beings in higher realms ( see Buddhist cosmology ), known as devas, but they, like humans, are said to be suffering in samsara, and not particularly wiser than we are.