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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Label Occurrences
Chitragupta canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
abode Yamaloka ⓘ
the court of Yama ⓘ
linked to: Yama
associatedConcept dharma ⓘ
karma ⓘ
moral accountability ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ
associatedWith Yama ⓘ
Yamaraja ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Naraka
festival Bhai Dooj (regional observances) ⓘ
linked to: Bhai Dooj

Chitragupta Puja ⓘ
functionInMyth determining fate of souls after death ⓘ
recording every deed of every person ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
meaningOfName hidden picture ⓘ
secretly written ⓘ
mythologicalText Garuda Purana ⓘ
Padma Purana ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
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 ⓘ
worshippedIn India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Yamaraja → oversees → Chitragupta ⓘ
Kayastha → mythologicalAncestor → Chitragupta ⓘ
Bhabhi (1957 film) → musicBy → Chitragupta ⓘ
Aulad (1968 film) → musicComposer → Chitragupta ⓘ