Dhātā

Dhātā

Dhātā is a name used for more than one deva and ṛshi in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Dhātā: a name of Bhagavān Sūrya for a month and the second of the twelve mūrtis of Āditya, who as Prajāpati creates beings. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 50, 52, 65, 74; Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18; Uttara Parva, Chapter 47; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 3, 30–31, 192

People

• Dhātā (Ṛshi of the Tāmasa Manvantara): one of the saptarshis of the Tāmasa manvantara, the age of Tāmasa Manu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 5