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The Thirty-three deities (Sanskrit: trayastriṃśat) is a pantheon of Vedic deities, some of Vedic origin and some developed later. All the Vedic deities are called tri-piṣṭapa, and there are three kinds of them — the Ādityas, the Vasus and the Rudras — beneath whom are the other demigods, like the Maruts and Sādhyas.^[1] Tridasha generally includes^[2] a set of 31 deities consisting of 12 Ādityas, 11 Rudras, and 8 Vasus with the identity of the other two deities that fill out the 33 varies..

The 33 are:

Twelve Ādityas (personified deities) – Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Dakṣa, Aṃśa, Tvāṣṭṛ, Pūṣan, Vivasvat, Savitṛ, Indra (Śakra), Vishnu. This list sometimes varies in particulars.
Eleven Rudras, consisting of:
- Five abstractions – Ānanda "bliss", Vijñāna "knowledge", Manas "thought", Prāṇa "breath" or "life", Vāc "speech",
- Five names of Śiva – Īśāna "ruler", Tatpuruṣa "that person", Aghora "not terrible", Vāmadeva "pleasant god", Sadyojāta "born at once"
- Ātmā "self"
Eight Vasus (deities of material elements) – Pṛthivī "Earth", Agni "Fire", Antarikṣa "Atmosphere" or "Space", Jal "Water", Vāyu "Wind", Dyauṣ "Sky", Sūrya "Sun", Nakṣatra "Stars", Soma "Moon"

Other sources include the two Aśvins (or Nāsatyas), twin solar deities.

References

^ According to Madhavaacarya: ādityā vasavo rudrās tri-vidhā hi surā yataḥ [1]
^ There are eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Âdityas; and these two, Heaven and Earth, are the (thirty-second and) thirty-third. And there are thirty-three gods, and Pragâpati is the thirty-fourth;--thus he makes him (the sacrificer, or Yagña) to be Pragâpati 2: now that 3 is, for that is immortal, and what is immortal that is. But what is mortal that also is Pragâpati; for Pragâpati is everything: thus he makes him to be Pragâpati, and hence there are these thirty-four utterances, called expiations. Satapatha Brahmana 4:5:7:2 (aṣṭau vasavaḥ | ekādaśa rudrā dvādaśādityā ime eva dyāvāpṛthivī trayastriṃśyau trayastriṃśadvai devāḥ prajāpatiścatustriṃśastadenam prajāpatiṃ karotyetadvā astyetaddhyamṛtaṃ yaddhyamṛtaṃ taddhyastyetadu tadyanmartyaṃ sa eṣa prajāpatiḥ sarvaṃ vai prajāpatistadenam prajāpatiṃ karoti tasmādetāścatustriṃśadvyāhṛtayo bhavanti prāyaścittayo nāma)[2]

[1] According to Madhavaacarya: ādityā vasavo rudrās tri-vidhā hi surā yataḥ [1]

[2] There are eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Âdityas; and these two, Heaven and Earth, are the (thirty-second and) thirty-third. And there are thirty-three gods, and Pragâpati is the thirty-fourth;--thus he makes him (the sacrificer, or Yagña) to be Pragâpati 2: now that 3 is, for that is immortal, and what is immortal that is. But what is mortal that also is Pragâpati; for Pragâpati is everything: thus he makes him to be Pragâpati, and hence there are these thirty-four utterances, called expiations. Satapatha Brahmana 4:5:7:2 (aṣṭau vasavaḥ | ekādaśa rudrā dvādaśādityā ime eva dyāvāpṛthivī trayastriṃśyau trayastriṃśadvai devāḥ prajāpatiścatustriṃśastadenam prajāpatiṃ karotyetadvā astyetaddhyamṛtaṃ yaddhyamṛtaṃ taddhyastyetadu tadyanmartyaṃ sa eṣa prajāpatiḥ sarvaṃ vai prajāpatistadenam prajāpatiṃ karoti tasmādetāścatustriṃśadvyāhṛtayo bhavanti prāyaścittayo nāma)[2]

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-The '''Thirty-three deities''' ([[Sanskrit]]: trayastriṃśat),  or '''Tridasha''' ([[Sanskrit]] {{lang|sa|त्रिदश}} {{IAST|tridaśa}} "three times ten") is a [[pantheon (gods)|pantheon]] of [[Hindu deities|Vedic deities]], some of [[Vedic mythology|Vedic]] origin and some developed later. All the Vedic deities are called tri-piṣṭapa, and there are three kinds of them — the Ādityas, the Vasus and the Rudras — beneath whom are the other demigods, like the Maruts and Sādhyas.<ref>According to Madhavaacarya: ādityā vasavo rudrās tri-vidhā hi surā yataḥ [http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_7.4.13?terms=There%20are%20three%20kinds%20of%20demigods—the%20Ādityas,%20the%20Vasus%20and%20the%20Rudras—beneath%20whom%20are%20the%20other%20demigods,%20like%20the%20Maruts%20and%20Sādhyas&first=In%20the%20Skanda%20Purāṇa%20there%20is%20this%20description:%20upāyanaṁ%20daduḥ&last=tri%20applies%20to%20Lord%20Brahmā,%20Lord%20Śiva%20and%20Lord%20Viṣṇu.]</ref> Tridasha generally includes<ref>There are eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Âdityas; and these two, Heaven and Earth, are the (thirty-second and) thirty-third. And there are thirty-three gods, and Pragâpati is the thirty-fourth;--thus he makes him (the sacrificer, or Yagña) to be Pragâpati 2: now that 3 is, for that is immortal, and what is immortal that is. But what is mortal that also is Pragâpati; for Pragâpati is everything: thus he makes him to be Pragâpati, and hence there are these thirty-four utterances, called expiations. Satapatha Brahmana 4:5:7:2 (aṣṭau vasavaḥ | ekādaśa rudrā dvādaśādityā ime eva dyāvāpṛthivī trayastriṃśyau trayastriṃśadvai devāḥ prajāpatiścatustriṃśastadenam prajāpatiṃ karotyetadvā astyetaddhyamṛtaṃ yaddhyamṛtaṃ taddhyastyetadu tadyanmartyaṃ sa eṣa prajāpatiḥ sarvaṃ vai prajāpatistadenam prajāpatiṃ karoti tasmādetāścatustriṃśadvyāhṛtayo bhavanti prāyaścittayo nāma)[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbr/sbe26/sbe2666.htm]</ref> a set of 31 deities consisting of 12 [[Ādityas]], 11 [[Rudras]], and 8 [[Vasus]] with the identity of the other two deities that fill out the 33 varies..
+The '''Thirty-three deities''' ([[Sanskrit]]: trayastriṃśat) is a [[pantheon (gods)|pantheon]] of [[Hindu deities|Vedic deities]], some of [[Vedic mythology|Vedic]] origin and some developed later. All the Vedic deities are called tri-piṣṭapa, and there are three kinds of them — the Ādityas, the Vasus and the Rudras — beneath whom are the other demigods, like the Maruts and Sādhyas.<ref>According to Madhavaacarya: ādityā vasavo rudrās tri-vidhā hi surā yataḥ [http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_7.4.13?terms=There%20are%20three%20kinds%20of%20demigods—the%20Ādityas,%20the%20Vasus%20and%20the%20Rudras—beneath%20whom%20are%20the%20other%20demigods,%20like%20the%20Maruts%20and%20Sādhyas&first=In%20the%20Skanda%20Purāṇa%20there%20is%20this%20description:%20upāyanaṁ%20daduḥ&last=tri%20applies%20to%20Lord%20Brahmā,%20Lord%20Śiva%20and%20Lord%20Viṣṇu.]</ref> Tridasha generally includes<ref>There are eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Âdityas; and these two, Heaven and Earth, are the (thirty-second and) thirty-third. And there are thirty-three gods, and Pragâpati is the thirty-fourth;--thus he makes him (the sacrificer, or Yagña) to be Pragâpati 2: now that 3 is, for that is immortal, and what is immortal that is. But what is mortal that also is Pragâpati; for Pragâpati is everything: thus he makes him to be Pragâpati, and hence there are these thirty-four utterances, called expiations. Satapatha Brahmana 4:5:7:2 (aṣṭau vasavaḥ | ekādaśa rudrā dvādaśādityā ime eva dyāvāpṛthivī trayastriṃśyau trayastriṃśadvai devāḥ prajāpatiścatustriṃśastadenam prajāpatiṃ karotyetadvā astyetaddhyamṛtaṃ yaddhyamṛtaṃ taddhyastyetadu tadyanmartyaṃ sa eṣa prajāpatiḥ sarvaṃ vai prajāpatistadenam prajāpatiṃ karoti tasmādetāścatustriṃśadvyāhṛtayo bhavanti prāyaścittayo nāma)[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbr/sbe26/sbe2666.htm]</ref> a set of 31 deities consisting of 12 [[Ādityas]], 11 [[Rudras]], and 8 [[Vasus]] with the identity of the other two deities that fill out the 33 varies..
 The 33 are:

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