Chitragupta

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Chitragupta is a Hindu deity who serves as the divine scribe and accountant of human deeds, assisting Yamaraja in judging souls after death.

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instanceOf Hindu deity
abode Yamaloka NERFINISHED
the court of Yama NERFINISHED
associatedConcept dharma
karma
moral accountability
reincarnation
associatedWith Yama NERFINISHED
Yamaraja NERFINISHED
cosmicFunction administration of cosmic justice
balancing punya and paap
culture Indian mythology
depictedAs holding a pen and ledger
seated with writing instruments
domain afterlife
judgment of souls
family Yama’s court NERFINISHED
festival Bhai Dooj (regional observances) NERFINISHED
Chitragupta Puja NERFINISHED
functionInMyth determining fate of souls after death
recording every deed of every person
languageOfName Sanskrit NERFINISHED
meaningOfName hidden picture
secretly written
mythologicalText Garuda Purana NERFINISHED
Padma Purana NERFINISHED
Puranas NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
responsibility keeping records of human actions
maintaining accounts of merit and sin
presenting life records to Yama
role accountant of human deeds
assistant to Yama
divine scribe
judge of souls
recorder of karma
symbol book of accounts
inkpot
pen
tradition Hindu afterlife beliefs
typeOfDeity chthonic deity
judicial deity
worshippedBy Kayastha community NERFINISHED
worshippedIn India NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED

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Yamaraja oversees Chitragupta