Saturday, February 21, 2026

Are there 33 Koti Devi Devta in Hindu Dharma?

 

Yes. But it doesn't mean 33 followed by 7 zeros. kOTi means categories/groups/types in Sanskrit.

The 33 groups are 12 Adityas, 11 rudras, 8 vasus, Indra and Prajapati.

12 Adityas - every month one Aditya will be in that month - they are dhata, aryamudu, mitrudu, varunudu, Indrudu, vivaswamtudu, amsumamtudu, tvashta, vishnuvu, bgagudu, pushudu, kratuvu.

Krishna Paramatma said in Geeta “ among Adityas, I am vishnuvu ( Bhagavadgita 10:21 ) “.

11 rudras - according to Sivatatvaratnakaram, they are Sivudu, maheswarudu, Sambhudu, Srikanthudu, bhavudu, Eswarudu, mahadevudu, pasupati, neelakanthudu, vrushadhvajudu, paramesudu.

Krishna Paramatma said in Geeta “ among Rudras, I am Sivudu/Sankarudu ( Bhagavadgita 10:23) ”.

8 vasuvulu - they are Apudu, dhruvudu, somudu, dharudu, aniludu, analudu, pratyushudu, prabhasudu. This prabhasudu took birth as Bhishmudu.

Krishna Paramatma said in Geeta “ among vasus, I am agni ( aniludu ) ( Bhagavadgita 10: 23 ) ”.

Indra - is a post and person changes.

Prajapati - is for creation of beings.

All gods will be in these categories.

Subhamastu