Friday, December 12, 2014

There are 33 Crore Gods in Hinduism

The Vedas does not refer to millions of deities but 33 supreme deities. 33 divinities are mentioned in the Yajurved, Atharvaved, Satapathabrahman and in several other texts. The number thirty-three occurs with reference to divinities in the Parsi scriptures of Avesta as well. The word ‘koti’ in Trayastrimsati koti does not mean the number 'thirty-three crore'. Here koti means 'supreme', pre-eminent, excellent, that is, the 33 'supreme' divinities. The word koti has the same meaning as ‘Uchha koti’. In the Brihadaranyak Upanishad, Yajnavalkya has said that in reality there are only 33 Gods and Goddesses – 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, 12 Adityas, and Indra and Prajapati (8 + 11 + 12 + 2 = 33) and Earth.
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