Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

The Sadhyas and Vishvedevas

साध्य विश्वेदेव · sādhya viśvedeva

Two ancient companies of gods

Even the oldest gods stand and stare.

The Sadhyas are a class of very old gods, said in the Veda to have performed the first sacrifice. The Vishvedevas, the 'all-gods', are a group invoked together so that no deity is left out, especially in rites for the ancestors. In chapter 11 both are in the crowd of celestial beings who gaze in amazement at Krishna's cosmic form.