Krishna, Shiva, Ganesha, Saraswati — from the hymns of the Rigveda to the conversation on the field of Kurukshetra.
Fire, messenger between men and gods — with him the Rigveda opens.
Four faces to the four directions — from his lotus the world comes forth.
On a lion, with the weapons of all the gods in her hands — she who overcame the buffalo demon.
The wise one who wrote down the “Mahabharata” — to him people turn at the beginning of the path.
Leapt across the ocean for Rama and brought a mountain with healing herbs — the power of devotion.
King of the gods of the Rigveda, who slew the serpent Vritra and set the waters free.
Time and the power that slays demons — fierce, yet a mother.
Six-faced youth on a peacock, son of Shiva and Parvati, commander of the army of the gods.
Charioteer of Arjuna: duty, action without craving for its fruits, and fearlessness before battle.
Abundance, fortune and beauty — she rose from the churning ocean.
Through asceticism she won Shiva's heart — patience, love, and the strength of home.
Went into exile for fourteen years so as not to break his father's word.
Knowledge, music and the word — with the strings of the veena in her hands, on a white swan.
A hermit on Kailasa and the dance in which the world ends and begins.
She endured exile and captivity in Lanka — and remained herself.
The Sun on a chariot with seven horses, the eye of the world.
The dawn that wakes the living each morning — the gentlest hymns of the Rigveda.
Guardian of the world order, from whom no lie can be hidden.
He who descends into the world when dharma perishes, and holds the universe upon the waters.