gandharvas
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 9
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #455 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hāhā, Nārada, Tumbara, Vāsava, Kadamba, Mahāsvara, Gītarati, Gītarasa, Vajravān, Ṛṣivādika, Bhūtavādika, Mahākadamba, Raivata, Gītayaśas, kumbhandas, salamanders, Gnome, Ekendriya, Lokapala, Dewata Nawa Sanga, Kiṁnara, Mahoraga, Chhaya, Pratyusha, Samjna, Rajni, Prabha, Yami, Nirriti, Tumburu, Huhu, Yaksha, Elemental, Fairy, Undine, Garuda, Deva, Urvaśī, Aruṇa, Uṣas, Mitra-Varuna, Yama, Ashura
- consort of
- Apsaras
- serves
- Indra, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūrya, Four Heavenly Kings
- aspect of
- Devata
- sibling of
- Apsaras, vidhyadaris
- has aspect
- Visvavasu, Chitrangada, Chitrasena, Drumila, Candavega
- syncretized with
- Yakshi
Mentioned by
- Tumburu
- Huhu
- Yaksha
- Elemental
- Fairy
- Undine
- Garuda
- Deva
- Urvaśī
- Aruṇa
- Uṣas
- Mitra-Varuna
- Yama
- Ashura
- Visvavasu
- Chitrangada
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (9)
Source passages
“In Jainism, gandharvas are classed among the eight Vyantara Devas.”
#7188 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“directions which are inhabited by gandharvas, kumbhandas, nāgas, and yakshas, respectively. These spiritual beings are reminiscent of the elementals found in the Paracelsian tradition.”
#7478 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“such as apsaras or vidhyadaris (female cloud and water spirits) and their male counterparts, the gandharvas (heavenly musicians). Devatas often occur in many Buddhist Jatakas, Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata”
#9316 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001