Kapila
He is the guardian deity of Karan, so he is called the King of Karan. He is one of the four night gods who protects the east, and is also known as the Yellow Shirt God. The god of wealth and fortune, if you pray for good fortune, you will be able to fulfill your wishes.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dong Yue Da Di, Ping Shui Da Wang, Huaguang Dadi, The God of Five Blessings, Buddha, Kalki, Balarama, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Atri, Pulastya, Kaśyapa, vāmadeva, kaṇva, parāśara, viśvāmitra, śaunaka, yājñavalkya, bharadwāja, gautama, mudgala, vyāsa, lomasa, kauśika, vatsa, manḍūka, Kamadhenu-Surabhi, Vasishtha, Shukra, Daigen Shuri Bosatsu, Śeṣa, Krishna, Ravana, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Kamsa, Vamana, Lakshmi, Rama, Dhanvantari, Nārada, Durvasa, Agastya
- manifests as
- King of Karan, Yellow Shirt God, Kamadhenu
- aspect of
- Vishnu
- allied with
- jamadagni
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The king of the Kama-vipassana family is also known as Kapila. He is the guardian deity of Karan, so he is called the King of Karan. He is one of the four night gods who protects the east, and is also known as the Yellow Shirt God.”
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“Other significant forms of Vishnu include Prithu, Mohini, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Yajna, and a third of Dattatreya.”
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“8.kapila”
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“The Brahma Vaivarta Purana narrates that the celestial cow – called Kapila here – produces various weapons and an army to aid Jamadagni defeat the king's army, who had come to seize her.”
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