NâradaNârada (sanskrit : nārada ; devanagari : नारद) est un personnage récurrent dans la mythologie de l'hindouisme, où il apparaît à la fois comme l'archétype du sage (rishi) et comme le messager et le compagnon des dieux (deva). Nârada est aussi l'inventeur de la vînâ, le premier instrument à cordes. On le représente souvent volant dans les airs, une vînâ à la main, entonnant des chants à la gloire de Vishnou, dont il est un avatar selon le Bhagavata Purana. Un autre de ses noms est Vishnou-Yashas, gloire de Vishnou.
GandharvaGandharva est le terme utilisé pour désigner des êtres célestes dans l’hindouisme, musiciens et chanteurs. Les gandharvas se retrouvent aussi dans le bouddhisme et le jaïnisme. Dans l’hindouisme, les Gandharvas (Sanskrit: गन्धर्व, gandharva, Kannada: ಗಂಧರ್ವ, Tamil:கந்தர்வர், Telugu:గంధర్వ) sont cités dans les Védas. Ils sont des esprits mâles de la nature, époux des Apsaras. Certains sont en partie animaux, le plus souvent oiseau ou cheval. Ils possèdent d’impressionnants talents musicaux et vocaux.
AngirasAngiras or Angira (Sanskrit: अङ्गिरा / , pronounced ɐ́ŋɡiɽɐ:) was a Vedic rishi (sage) of Hinduism. He is described in the Rigveda as a teacher of divine knowledge, a mediator between men and gods, as well as stated in other hymns to be the first of Agni-devas (fire gods). In some texts, he is considered to be one of the seven great sages or Saptarishis, but in others he is mentioned but not counted in the list of seven great sages. In some manuscripts of Atharvaveda, the text is attributed to "Atharvangirasah", which is a compound of sage Atharvan and Angira.
KratuKratu (क्रतु) is described as one of the manasaputras, the mind-born children of the creator deity, Brahma, in Hinduism. He is also a rishi, who appears in two different ages. He is considered to be one among the seven great sages of the age of the first Manu, the Saptarishis, believed to have originated from the mind of Brahma. In another legend, he is believed to have been born from his father's left eye. In the Svayambhuva Manvantara, Kratu is a Prajapati, a son of Brahma. He is also the son-in-law of Prajapati Kardama.
AtharvanAtharvan (अथर्वन्, ; an n-stem with nominative singular अथर्वा ) is a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism, who along with Angiras, is supposed to have authored ("heard") the Atharvaveda. He is also said to have first instituted the fire-sacrifice or yajña. Sometimes he is also reckoned among the seven seers, the Saptarishi. His clan is known as the Atharvanas. Atharvan married Shanti, daughter of Prajapati Kardama, and had a great sage Dadhichi as a son. He is referred to as a member of the Bhrigu clan.
AnasuyaAnasuya (अनसूया) is an ascetic, and the wife of Sage Atri in Hinduism. She is the daughter of Devahuti and the Prajapati Kardama in Hindu texts. In the Ramayana, she lives with her husband in a small hermitage on the southern border of the Chitrakuta forest. A pious woman who leads an austere life, she is described as having miraculous powers. Anasuya is the sister of the sage Kapila, who also served as her teacher. She is extolled as Sati Anasuya (Ascetic Anasuya) and Mata Anasuya (Mother Anasuya), the chaste wife of Sage Atri.
