Home›Hindu Deities›Dikpalas, Guardian Deities of the Directions›All Dikpalas, Guardian Deities of the DirectionsBrowse ByAll Dikpalas, Guardian Deities of the DirectionsThe Dikpalas, the deities traditionally assigned as guardians of the cardinal and intercardinal directions in Hindu cosmology: Indra guarding the east, Agni the southeast, Yama the south and the underworld of the dead, Nirriti the southwest, Varuna the west and the cosmic waters, Vayu the northwest and the wind, and Kubera the north and wealth, with Yama appearing here under both a plain and an honorific form of his name as separately live entities in this atlas.FactsAll Dikpalas, Guardian Deities of the DirectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCanonical CountWell-attested8 1All Dikpalas, Guardian Deities of the DirectionsFilter Results8 entriesPlanetary FaceAllNeptune (1)Pluto (1)Member OfAllThe Adityas (2)Child OfAllAditi (1)Surya (1)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (2)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (6)TheologyAllDebated (4)Polytheistic: many gods (4)ArchetypeAllThe Explorer (1)The Innocent (1)The Magician (2)The Ruler (2)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (8)Era Attested Start YearAll-1500 (6)-1000 (1)Worshipped InAllHinduism (7)Domain / FunctionAllCommerce and wealth (1)Cosmic order and truth (1)Death (2)Destruction and dissolution (1)Divine messenger (1)Fire (1)Guide of the dead (1)Justice, law and oaths (2)Kingship and sovereignty (1)Protection and guardianship (1)Purification (1)Rain and weather (1)Rivers, lakes and springs (1)Sea and ocean (1)Storm and thunder (1)The underworld (1)War and battle (1)Wind (1)GenderAllGender-fluid across the tradition (1)Male (7)PantheonAllHindu (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8AgniHindu DeitiesIndraHindu DeitiesKuberaHindu DeitiesLord YamaHindu DeitiesNirritiHindu DeitiesVarunaHindu DeitiesVayuHindu DeitiesYamaHindu DeitiesSources1. Wikipedia: Dikpalatier 2WikipediaDikpala, Ashta-Dikpala definition sentenceQuote, Dikpala, Ashta-Dikpala definition sentenceAs a group of eight deities, they are called Ashta-Dikpala, literally meaning guardians of eight directions.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.