Thirty-three gods
The Thirty-three gods or Tridasha (Sanskrit "three tens") is a pantheon of Hindu deities of current manvantara. The Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in the Vedas, enumerate 33 deities classified as devas, either 11 each for the three worlds, or as 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus, and 2 Ashvins in the Brahmanas. List The thirty-three deities are: Eight Vasus (deities of material elements) – Dyaus (sky), Prithvi (earth), Vayu (wind), Agni (fire), Nakshatra (stars), Varuna (water), Surya (sun), Chandra (moon) Twelve Adityas (personified deities) – Vishnu, Aryaman, Indra (Shakra), Tvashtr, Varuna, Bhaga, Savitr, Vivasvat, Amsha, Mitra, Pushan, Daksha (This list sometimes varies in particulars) Eleven Rudras, consisting of Aja, Ekapada, Ahirbudhanya, Tvasta, Rudra, Hara, Sambhu, Trayambaka, Aparajita, Ishana, and Tribhuvana Two Ashvins (or Nasatyas), twin solar deities Variations The list of deities varies across the manuscripts found in different parts of South Asia, particularly in terms of the Ashvins and the personified devas. One list based on Book 2 of the Aitereya Brahmana is: Devas personified: Indra (Shakra), Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Amsha, Vidhata, Tvashtr, Pushan, Vivasvat (Surya), Savitr (Dhatr), Vishnu Devas as abstractions or inner principles: Ananda (bliss, inner contentment), Vijnana (knowledge), Manas (mind, thought),