Vasu

The Vasus (Sanskrit: वसु, romanized: Vasu) are a group of deities in Hinduism associated with fire and light.^[1] They are described as the attendant deities of Indra,^[2] and later Vishnu.^[3] Generally numbering eight and classified as the Ashtavasu,^[4] they are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kashyapa and Aditi, and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Dharma and a daughter of Daksha named Vasu.^[5] They are eight among the thirty-three gods featured in the Vedas.

^ Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-18). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 1333. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.
^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2021-12-06). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. McFarland. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-7864-9179-7.
^ Achuthananda, Swami (2018-08-27). The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma. Relianz Communications Pty Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-9757883-3-2.
^ Balfour, Edward (1885). The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures. B. Quartitch. p. 182.
^ Hopkins, Edward Washburn (June 1968). Epic Mythology. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8196-0228-2.

[1] Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-18). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 1333. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.

[2] Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2021-12-06). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. McFarland. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-7864-9179-7.

[3] Achuthananda, Swami (2018-08-27). The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma. Relianz Communications Pty Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-9757883-3-2.

[4] Balfour, Edward (1885). The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures. B. Quartitch. p. 182.

[5] Hopkins, Edward Washburn (June 1968). Epic Mythology. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8196-0228-2.

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