Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.313
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.313
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4) The term Deva. The word Deva means light and also play. Devas shine forth, they are also playful. Thus the name is quite apt for thee. (See Grāmadevatā).