Ashta Vasus

Hindus believe in the concept of creation,preservation and destruction.This is nerver ending process.There are 32 gods which are assisting this process.They are classified into 4 groups.

a)Prajapati(Creator)

b)12 adityas(Pretservator)

c)11 rudras(destroyer)

d)8 vasus(Sphere of the activity)

Vasus are attendants to Indra,the chief of gods. They are 8 in numbers.They are personifications of natural phenomenon. They represent the basic variables that define every creation. They are elemental gods representing aspects of nature, representing cosmic natural phenomenon.According to some classics they were the children of Aditi and Sage Kashyap. Their names are as follows

1)Apa(water)

2)Dhara(earth)

3)Anila(wind)

4)Anala(fire)

5)Antriksha(atmosphere)

6)Dyaus(sky)

7)Chandrama(Moon)

8)Nakshatra