Tuesday 15 May 2012

Fourteen deities have been appointed by God

आदित्य चन्द्रावनिलो नलश्च द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च ।
अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभेच सन्ध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वित्तम् ॥

Aditya chandrAvanilo nalashcha dyaurbhUmirApo hRudayaM yamashcha |
ahashcha rAtrishcha ubhecha sandhye dharmashcha jAnAti narasya vittam ||

Fourteen deities have been appointed by God to take note of people's good and bad acts. They are:

01. the sun that shines in the day time at all places
02. the moon that remains a witness at night
03. the air that pervades everywhere
04. the fire
05. the sky (or space or AkAsha)
06. the mother earth we live on
07. god VaruNa who lives in water sources
08. our conscience called the heart
09. Yama the god of Death who punishes those who move away from dharma
10. The deity Ahas in charge of the daytime
11. The deity rAtri in charge of the night
12. The deity ushas in charge of the dawn
13. The deity sandhya in charge of the dusk
14. The deity dharma.

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