Home > Hinduism A Perspective (Hinduism A Perspective) There are
so many gods in Hinduism. Do Hindus believe that there are
multiple Gods ? Why do they worship multiple gods ? There are 33
devas (divines) that include agni, indra, varuNa, vAyu and
others. There are many references to these names in the vedas.
If we analyze it we could see that each one is an essential
function (fire, water, air, sun etc) that supports our living in
this world. So these 33 aspects are hailed in the vedas. But
Hindus consider the trinity (brahma, viShNu, rudra) to be above
these divines. While brahma does not get worshipped by many as
the God, shiva (rudra is an aspect of Lord Shiva) and viShNu are
worshipped by the Shaivites and the Vaishanavaites respectively.
Along with Shaivism and Vaishnavism, shAktam, gANApatyam,
kaumAram, sauram are the four religions that make up the
shaNmata (six religions) on the Hinduism. Hindu scriptures state
clearly that there is only one Supreme God (ekam sad viprAH
bahutA vadanti). Then why are