Ishta Devata

E453082
Hindu religious concept spiritual concept theological concept

Ishta Devata is a Hindu spiritual concept referring to a devotee’s chosen personal deity for worship and meditation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ishta Devata canonical 1
Santoshi Maa 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious concept ⓘ
spiritual concept ⓘ
theological concept ⓘ
aimsAt spiritual realization through focused devotion ⓘ
allows individual choice of deity ⓘ
canBe Durga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kali NERFINISHED ⓘ
Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
any Hindu deity recognized by the devotee ⓘ
emphasizes personal relationship with the divine ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Ishta Devata NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent Devatā NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iṣṭa ⓘ
hasDomain Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin Sanskrit ⓘ
hasLiteralMeaning chosen deity ⓘ
desired deity ⓘ
hasTransliteration Iṣṭa Devatā NERFINISHED ⓘ
isAssociatedWithPractice daily puja ⓘ
meditative visualization ⓘ
repetition of a specific mantra ⓘ
worship of a specific image or symbol ⓘ
isCentralTo personal devotional path in Hinduism ⓘ
isChosenBy the devotee ⓘ
isDistinguishedFrom community or family deity (Kuladevata) ⓘ
village or regional deity (Grama devata) ⓘ
isImportantIn Bhakti movements NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tantric traditions ⓘ
Vedantic traditions ⓘ
isRelatedToConcept Bhakti ⓘ
Guru-disciple tradition ⓘ
Mantra japa ⓘ
Murti puja ⓘ
Saguna Brahman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upasana NERFINISHED ⓘ
personal god ⓘ
isUsedFor devotional practice ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
personal worship ⓘ
spiritual focus ⓘ
mayBeAssignedBy a guru ⓘ
presupposes acceptance of multiple valid forms of the divine ⓘ
refersTo a devotee’s chosen personal deity ⓘ
supports diversity of devotional paths in Hinduism ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panchayatana puja → relatedConcept → Ishta Devata ⓘ
Mata → isHonorificFor → Ishta Devata ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santoshi Maa