Chitragupta
deity underworld Hindu single tradition · 7
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #1059 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Hindu legends.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Saranyu, Shraddhadeva Manu, Shani, Yamuna, Tapati, Yama-dutas, Sūrya, the Ashvins, Revanta
- allied with
- Phra Kanchaisri, Lak Mueang
- serves
- Yama
- syncretized with
- Batara Kala
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“His assistant is Chitragupta, another deity associated with death.”
#13994 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“There, all the accounts of a person's good and bad deeds are stored and maintained by Chitragupta. The balance of these deeds allows Yama to decide where the soul should reside in its next life”
#14500 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Thailand, he is popularly worshipped In the name Phra Kanchaisri together with Lak Mueang within Tai folk religion and Chitragupta in Hinduism.”
#22384 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Yama is aided by his minister Chitragupta, who maintains a record of all good and evil actions of every living being.”
#39498 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5