IS THERE ACTUALLY 33 CRORE GODS?

IS THERE ACTUALLY 33 CRORE GODS?

The fact of the matter is, there exist NO 33 crore Gods.. The exact word that occurs in the Vedas for 'crore' is Koti which in many languages like Konkani/Marathi/Hindi literally indicate the numerical value of crore. But are we really to take that meaning?

The word 'Koti' in Sanskrit also means 'like' or 'type' other than meaning a crore. For eg Surya koti means 'Sun-like' or 'Sun type' and not 'one crore Sun's.

33 Koti Devata – THE CONCEPT (From Veda)

The number 33 comes from the number of Vedic gods explained in UPANISHAD

So here are the 33 Types/Like of Gods-: 

8 VASU+10 PRANA+1 RUDRA+12 AADITYA+1 INDRA+1 PRAJAAPATI = 33

8 Vasus are - Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Sky, Moon, Sun, and Star. They are called Vasus, because they are abode of all that lives, moves or exists.

10 Pranas are - Praana, Apaana, Vyaana, Samaana, Udaana, Naag, Kurma, Krikal, Devadutta & Dhananjaya) i.e. Types of Life Forces Driving Our Bpdy.

1 Rudra/Soul - Shiva

12. Adityaas -The 12 months of a year called Adityaas. 12 Types of Sun ( 1of each month, Each having different Effect on our lives)

1 Indra/Vidyut which is also known as the (all-pervading) electricity, as it is productive of great force.ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE

1 Prajaapati , also called the “Yajna” because it benefits mankind by the purification of air, water, rain etc YAJNA : noble deeds done by humans.

THE MASTER OF THESE 33 KOTI DEVATAS IS MAHADEV