The 33 crores of Devas ( 330 millions of Gods and Goddesses) in Hinduism?
Whenever you to seek blessings from Hindu elders, they bless saying- let the 33 crores of Gods and Goddesses bless you.
The Crores of Devas refer to the glories of the "Paramatma" seated within you.
The correct number is 33 which is made up of :
Vasus - 8 nos
Rudras - 11 nos
Adityas - 12 nos
Indra 1 and
Prajapati 2
Total 33
The details:
Vasus-8
They are called Vasus because they hold all substances of the world
Rudras-11
( 10 pranas ( including five upa pranas) or breaths and the Atma)
The five Pranas are as follows
Prana
Samana
Apana
Udana
Vyana
If breathing stops does it mean you are dead ?
As it has been explained in detail that the term “prana” actually refers to the subtle “life force “ or “energy” Breath , i.e the external movement of gross air is vayu ( pranavayu) not prana .
They are named Rudras because they make a noise when they leave the mortal body.
Adityas-12
Adityas represent the twelve months in a year. They are named because they extract everything from this world.
32. Indra ( is lightening- also the essence of satvik gunas)
33. Prajapathi is yegna ( sacrifice) or devotion also known as pasus)
Total 33.
Source :
Whenever you to seek blessings from Hindu elders, they bless saying- let the 33 crores of Gods and Goddesses bless you.
- Who are these 33 crores of Gods and Goddess?
- Where are they situated?
- How did this exact number figure?
The Crores of Devas refer to the glories of the "Paramatma" seated within you.
The properly trained, satvik, intellect and mind represents the Devas. The Devas, Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, refer to the intellectual faculties of man purified by the scientific process of yoga as detailed in the Gita.
The correct number is 33 which is made up of :
Vasus - 8 nos
Rudras - 11 nos
Adityas - 12 nos
Indra 1 and
Prajapati 2
Total 33
The details:
Vasus-8
- Fire
- Earth
- Air
- Akash ( Space)
- Sky
- Moon and
- Stars
- Aditya
They are called Vasus because they hold all substances of the world
Rudras-11
( 10 pranas ( including five upa pranas) or breaths and the Atma)
The meaning of prana is 'life force' or 'vital energy'. In the universal sense, prana is responsible for all creation. It is the prana within every created object, whether a planet, an asteroid, a blade of grass or a tree, that gives it existence, material form. If there were no prana within that object or manifestation there would be no form; it would gradually crumble and go out of existence.
The five Pranas are as follows
Prana
Prana is located between the diaphragm and the throat. This prana is an upward flowing force. It maintains the function of the lungs and heart, and is responsible for inhalation and exhalation, and for the swallowing and regurgitation of food. Although it is an upward moving force in general, it also has the ability to move downward in that region.
The next prana is known as samana. The word sam means 'equal' or 'same'. Samana is located between the diaphragm and the navel. Although it is a small area physically, it is very important. Samana is responsible for the digestive energy and coordinates and motivates the digestive organs such as the stomach, liver, pancreas and large intestine.
If anything goes wrong with your samana energy then you will become weak and thin because you will not be able to absorb the nutrients in the food properly. It takes a tremendous amount of energy to digest, burn and separate the nutrients which we take in daily. That is one of the greatest pranic expenditures within our body.
The third prana is apana. Apana is located between the navel and the perineum in the pelvic region. It is a very important energy field which is responsible for procreation, production of semen and ovum, elimination of urine, faeces, gas, wind and expulsion of the foetus. This energy is mainly downward flowing, but we can also redirect it upward to the brain.
Udana
The fourth prana is udana. Udana is located in the head region as well as the limbs, between the shoulders and the fingertips, and from the hips down to the toes. It is associated with the motor and sensory nervous system. Udana controls an immense amount of energy. It coordinates and activates the nervous system, moves the limbs of the body and receives and categorizes the different sensory inputs from the external world.
Udana is connected intimately with the functions of the five senses, eyes, nose, mouth, ears and touch. If this prana becomes weak or disturbed, we find it difficult to coordinate, balance and integrate our sensory and motor nerves.
The fifth prana is vyana. Vyana is an integral prana. It exists throughout the body as an underlying reserve force, so if anything goes wrong in another area of prana, vyana can step in and support that weak or imbalanced area. Thereby vyana prevents diseases and imbalances from occurring in the different systems and parts of the body. Should vyana become weak or deficient then diseases will arise because there will be no back up system.
If breathing stops does it mean you are dead ?
As it has been explained in detail that the term “prana” actually refers to the subtle “life force “ or “energy” Breath , i.e the external movement of gross air is vayu ( pranavayu) not prana .
Prana is the cause behind all kind of movements including the movement of diaphragms causing the pumping effect which in turn causes the air to come in and go out and we call it breathing . So naturally absence of life sustaining prana causes the breath to stop but this does not mean that absence of breath is necessarily the absence of prana.
Many yogis have proved it by completely stopping their breath, pulse and heart beat while being still alive and conscious ( eg .Lahiri mahasaya of kriya yoga lineage).
Upa Prana- 5
- Naga- burping, throwing, stretching, salivation, hiccups
- Kurma- movement of the eyelids and size of iris to control intensity of light
- Krikara- sneezing, coughing, reactions to pain, hunger, thirst
- Devdatta- yawning, sleep
- Dhananjaya- produce plegm, provides nourishment, inflates the body after death.
11. Atma- the Jivatma
They are named Rudras because they make a noise when they leave the mortal body.
Adityas-12
Adityas represent the twelve months in a year. They are named because they extract everything from this world.
The divine Aditya is the eternal Narayana himself. He divides his wide body into 12 portions for the benefit of the lokas and for the purification of religious karmas and endows the six seasons with their special characteristics.
The seasons and months refer to the divine energy that creates and supports them.
Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya is the twelve letters mantra in Sanskrit.
Each of its letters ( in sanskrit) represents a month in the year and a corresponding portion of its body.
33. Prajapathi is yegna ( sacrifice) or devotion also known as pasus)
Total 33.
Source :
- Adhyayas X and XI- Vibhooti and Viswa Roopa Darshana yogas from - GITA
- Extract from my soon to be published book Inside- Out - a philosophical enquiry of Hindu dharma.
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HariOM.
K V Vishwanathan
