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| Chitragupta | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Chitragupta in Bangkok City Pillar Shrine Thailand. | |
| Mantra | Oṃ Sri Chitraguptaya Namaḥa |
| Weapon | Pen and Dagger |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Brahma (father) |
| Siblings | Four Kumaras, Narada, Daksha |
| Consort | Nandini and Iravati |
Chitragupta (Sanskrit: चित्रगुप्त, romanized: Citragupta, 'rich in secrets' or 'hidden picture') is a Hindu deity who serves as the registrar of the dead.[1] He is assigned with the task of maintaining the records of the actions of human beings in a register called the Agrasandhanī.[2][3] Upon the death of a human and their arrival at Yamaloka, Chitragupta reads out their deeds, allowing the god of death, Yama, to decide whether they go to Svarga or Naraka (heaven or hell), depending on their actions on earth. Chitragupta is the seventeenth manasaputra of Brahma. He is believed to have been created from Brahma's soul and mind (chit) and thus is allotted the right to write Vedas like a Brahmin, and also assigned the duty of a Kshatriya.[4]
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