The visvedevas (Sanskrit: विश्वेदेव, IAST: Viśvēdēva) refers to the designation used to address the entirety of the various deities featured in the Vedas.
[1] The visvedevas are sometimes regarded as the most comprehensive gathering of the gods, a classification in which no deity is stated to be omitted.
These privileges were bestowed on them by Brahma and the Pitri as a reward for severe austerities they had performed on the Himalayas.
[5] In later Hinduism, the visvedevas form one of the nine ganadevatas (along with the adityas, vasus, tushitas, abhasvaras, anilas, maharajikas, sadhyas, and rudras).
According to the Vishnu Purana and Padma Purana, they were the sons of Vishvā, a daughter of Daksha, described as follows:[6] The visvedevas are described to have incarnated on earth due to the curse of sage Vishvamitra,[7] as the five sons of Draupadi with the Pandavas - the Upapandavas.