Hindu Triad

 

Brahma

Although he was born from the navel of Vishnu, Brahma is the one universal spirit and the first of the Hindu divine trinity. He is the creator of the universe and of the seven prajapatis or lords of creation who are the originators of all the 'movables and immovables of the universe'. His wife is Sarasvati and he has four feet, Anantavatan, .

Abjayoni Adhikavi Adikara Adivaki Advaita Ajana
Aksara Ambujabhu Ananta Andaja Angati Ankati
Annabrahman Astakarna Atmabhu Bhaga Bhuri Bhutabhavana
Bhutatman Bhutesa Caturmukha Caturmurti Caturnana Caturvaktra
Cidghana Cintamari Citadhana Citta Daruna Devisa
Dhata Dhrtvan Druhina Gunasagara Hansaratha Hansarudha
Hanspala Hariom Hemanga Hiranyagarbha    

Saktis (female aspects)

Brahmi          

Sons

Bhrgu m Bhuta
Narada (Devarsi)
Bhuvas
Brahmagupta
Ksatriya (Bahusambhava) military class born from his arm.
Dhatr son Sanatkumara

Daughters

Ekavira          

Atri

A mind-born son of Brahma, father of Atreyi and a great rsi. Wife Anasuya Daughter Anata

Vis(h)nu

He is the preserver of the Hindu Triad and incarnates himself wherever injustice takes place. Of his many incarnations, Rama, Krishna and Buddha are the most important but hermits, Manus, devas and prajapatis all come from him. He is worshipped under 1000 names, lives in the paradise Vaikuntha (m) and wears the golden lotus, Artham (m), on his forehead.

Dasarupa 10 forms

Abhayaprada Abhijit Abhima Abhirupa Abhisayana
Abhu Acyuta Adhoksaja Adhoksaya Adhrta
Adideva Adigadadhara Adikurma Adimurti Adinarayana
Adityakesava Adivaraha Advaita Aghaghna Agnija
Aja Ajaikapada Ajaya Ajita Aksara
Aksitavasu Amamtanatha Amantasayan Amaraphrabu Amaresvara
Amarindra Amarisvara Amarottama Amarsari Amayatman
Ambarisa Amitasan Amitavikrama Amitesa Amogha
Amritaharana Amritapa Amritasa Amritavapus Amurti
Anagha Ananjan Ananmaya Ananta Anatarupa
Angati Anila Animisa Anirvina Anisa
Anivartin Anugraha Aparajita Apritapa Aravindanabha
Arcismat Ardhalalakshmihari Aristahan Aristtamathana Asvagriva
Asvasirsa Atmabhu Aunuttama Avatara Avyakta
Avyayas Babhru Babiji Badarinatha Bahubhedin
Bahumurdhan Bahurupa Balabandhana Banajita Bhagavata
Bhairman Bharu Bhrajisnu Bhubhrita Bhudara
Bhuranju Bhuri Bhutabhavana Bhutaman Bhutaraja
Bindkumadhava Brahmanabha Brahmapitr Brjanarayana Cakrabandhana
Cakrabhrt Cakrabhuj Cakradeva Cakradhara Cakraki
Cakrapalita Cakrapani Cakravat Cakrayubha Cakresa
Cakresvara Caksisvara Calapati Candransu Candrasuryaksa
Caturbahu Caturbhuja Caturdanstra Caturmukha Caturmurti
Catuspani Chandaka Ciranjivan Cirinjivin Cirjivaka
Daityanasana Danda Darnayitri Devisa Dhanvin
Dharapati Dharmanabha Dharmanga Dharmayoni Dhrtarcis
Dhrtvan Diksapala Ditijarati Druhina Durarihan
Dvijavarhana Dvividari Eha Eka Ekanga
Ekapada Ekapat Esa Evyavan Gadabhrt
Gadadhara Ganesvara Garudadhvaja Gauranga Gavendra
Gavisvara Guruttama Haha Hansa Haranarayana
Harihara Harimedhas Harina Harinaksi Harirama
Harirudra Harita Hayagriva Hayasiras Hemanga
Hemasankha Hiranya Hridayanarayana Idaspati Ijya
Indivara Indrakarman      

Wives

Aditi Anantashirsa Lakshmi Sinivali  

Sons

Aiyenar Baidaujas Bhadra Bhuresa Kamadeva  

Daughter Haribala Brother Camarsa Charioteer Canna Vessel Bhadranidhu Jewel Devamanjara Mace Gandadevi Friend Visnumitra son of Devamitra

Sesa

A 1000-headed serpent who is the emblem of eternity and the couch of Vishnu.

Ahisvara Aluka Ananta Bhudhara Bhujagaraja Bhujagesvara
Caraka Harahara        

Siva / Shiva

The third god of the Triad, he is the three-eyed deity of destruction and reproduction symbolised by a phallus or linga. His central eye bears a crescent moon (Ardhaketu) and his thick, coiled hair the Ganga. He has a dark blue throat, wears garlands of skulls and snakes at his neck and holds a trident.

Abhaya Abhiru Abhirupa Acalesvara Acintya
Adambha Adhikara Adiankara Adideva Agastya
Aghora Agnijvala Agreya Ahanpati Ajatasatru
Ajisa Ajita Akhandala Aksala Aksara
Aksmalin Aksudra Akula Akutascala Amadana
Amaradhipa Amaranatha Amarasri Amaresa Amarisvara
Ambarisa Ambikapati Amogha Amoghadanda Amoghavikrama
Amritesa Amurta Anadi Anadyanta Anagha
Anamaya ananda Anandabhairava Anangangahara Anangasurid
Ananta Anapaya Andhakagati Andhakanipati Andhakari
Andhakaripu Anekakrita Anila Animisa Annabhuj
Annada Annamallai Antakaripu Antarhitman Anu
Anuttama Aparajita Aparnesa Ardana Ardhakala
Ardhendumauli Arghesvara Arha Arhanarisvara Arhant
Arimdama Arunajyotis Asadha Asitanga Astamurti
Asutosa Atalas Atapana Atharvana Atmabhu
Attahasa Au Avadhutesvara Avimuktesa Avyakta
Avyayas Ayugmanetra Babhru Bahurupa Bahusaktin
Bakula Balagangadhara Barbarika Batukanatha Bhadra
Bhadresa Bhagaghna Bhagalin Bhagavata Bhairavesa
Bhajalanka Bhalacandra Bhalanatha Bhalanetra Bhalendra
Bhalla Bhanu Bharu Bhaskara Bhasmapriya
Bhasmasayin Bhautika Bhava(bhuti) Bhavdeva Bhavesa
Bhavisa Bhavnaikanta Bherunda Bhima Bhimasankara
Bhrajisnu Bhrgunatha Bhudhara Bhugadhapati Bhupani
Bhuri Bhutabhavarna Bhutanatha Bhutesa Bhutikrt
Bijantha Bijavahana Bilvadandin Bilvanatha Bindudeva
Bindunatha Cakrin Calamesvara Camundarya Candanin
Candesvara Candipati Candracuda Candradhara Candramauli
Candramukuta Candranatha Candrasekhara Candrbhaga Candresa
Candrila Catturbahu Caturbhuja Caturmukha Cekitana
Chatresa Citrabhanu Daityahan Daksaratuhara Daksari
Daksesa Daksinamurti Damakesin Damayitri Danda
Danstrin Darpahan Darpahara Daruka Dasabahu
Daspada Dayakara Dayasankara Dehabhrt Dehabhuj
Devamaru Devanatha Devapriya Devasinha Devatatman
Devatideva Devavarya Devesvara Devisa Dhanurdhara
Dhanurvedin Dharana Dharmacarin Dharmava(d)hana Dharsasatman
Dhurandhara Dhurjati Digambara Digvasas Digvastra
Dirgha Divyagovrsabhadhvaja Draksaramesvar Drapa Drdhayudna
Drstiguru Druhina Dundubha Durabhadana Durasada
Durgavallabha Durvisa(ha) Duskala Dvijesvara Dyumani
Ekajyotis Ekakasa Ekalinga Ekamranatha Ekanayaka
Ekapada Gajakarna Ganadhipati Gananatha Gandhadharin
Gandhapalin Gandharin Ganesvara Gangabhrti Gangadhara
Ganganatha Gangesa Gauranga Gaurika Gaurikanta
Gaurinatha Gauriprasanna Gaurisa Ghanavahana Ghantin
Ghatakarna Ghatin Giribandhava Girijanatha Girijapati
Girijavallabha Giriksita Girinatha Girindra Giripati
Gitapriya Gobhanu Godhvaja Gokarna Guhesvara
Gunakara Gunarasi Haha Haima Hansa
Hara Haragauri Haragovinda Hargobinda Haraka
Harasiddha Haresvara Hariaksa Harina Harinaksa
Harisa Harisankara Harisara Harisipra Haryasva
Hastikarna Hatakesa Hatekesvara Havirbhuj Hemanatha
Hiranyaretas Hiranyavaha      

Sons

11 rudras Battu Bhadraka Bhairava Ganesh Karttikeya

Rudras

Daha Dahana        

Wives

Durga          

Saktis

Bhutadamani          

Attendants

Bhimaka Bhrngarita Bhrngi Bhrngin Carmin Citrarupa
Dhiraja Dirghabhuja Dirgharaman Dvibahuka    

Troop leader Dandapani Bow Candrahasa Cobras - Anantanaga Serpent Bhavanaga Vehicle Gauravahana

Rudra

A form of Siva which came from Brahma's eyebrows, he divided himself into the 11 rudras and thier wives. Vedic god of the Tempest.

Baharupa Bhavarudra Bhupati Bhuvana Bhuvanasvara Candila
Dhrtavrata Dvipendra        

Attendants

Ghosini          

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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated October, 98. Copies may be made for personal use only.