koee bhi paralaukik shakti ka patr, jo amar aur paraprakritik hai aur isaliye poojaniy hai, use hi 'devata' ya 'dev' kaha jata hai. hindoo dharm mean devataoan ko ya to parameshvar (brahm) ka laukik roop ya phir unhean eeshvar ka sagun roop mana jata hai.
- 'dev' shabd mean 'talh' pratyay lagakar 'devata' shabd ki vyutpatti hoti hai. at: donoan mean arth-samy hai.
- nirooktakar ne isaki vyakhya karate hue kaha hai ki- "jo kuchh deta hai vahi devata hai arthat dev svayan dyutiman haian- shaktisanpann haian- kiantu apane gun ve svayan apane mean samahit kiye rahate haian; jabaki devata apani shakti, dyuti adi sanpark mean aye vyaktiyoan ko bhi pradan karate haian."
- devata devoan se adhik virat haian, kyoanki unaki pravritti apani shakti, dyuti, gun adi ka vitaran karane ki hoti hai.
- jab koee dev doosare ko apana sahabhagi bana leta hai, vah devata kahalane lagata hai.
tika tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
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