Taratamya of Sri Madhvacharya

The individual souls are involved in a gradual gradation in terms of their nature and capacities. This gradation is called tAratamya. The Supreme God viShNu is the top most in tAratamya. Therefore he is called sarvottama. Goddess Lakshmi is next only to viShNu. Lord Brahma and Vayu are the top most in the list of souls who are subject to bondage.

1. Lord Sri Vishnu
2. Lakshmi
3. Brahma and Vayu and all Rijus
4. Sarasvati and Bharati and wifes of all R^ijus
5. Garuda, Sesha and Rudra
6. Shanmahishis – The Six Wives of Krishna – Jambavati, Bhadra, Nila, Kalindi. Mitravinda, laxaNa
7. Suparni, Varuni, Parvati (Wives of Garuda, Sesha, Rudra respectively)
8. Indra, Kama
9. Ahankarika Prana
10. svAyambhuvamanu, daxa, brihaspati, saci, rati, aniruddha
11. pravaha vAyu
12. vivasvAn, chandra, yama, shatarUpa devi
13. varuna
14. nArada
15. bhR^igu, agni, prasUti
16. marichi, atri, angirasa,pulastya, pulaha, kratu, vashiShTa – The sons of Brahma and vishwamitra, vaivasvata manu.
17. mitra, nirRuti, pravahi, tAra
18. vishwaksena, gaNapathi, ashvini devatas,kubera, seShsa shatasthas
19. karmaja devatas
20. parjanya, ganga(wife of Varuna), sangnya(wife of vivasvan), rohini(wife of chandra), viradusha(wife of aniruddha), shyamala(wife of yama)
21. svAha
22. kUrmadi anakhyata devatas
23. budha
24. devaki, yashoda, usha
25. Shani, Dhara Devi
26. Pushkara
27. ajanaja devata
28. pitR^is
29. deva gandharva
30. manushya gandharva
31. chakravarti
32. manushyottama

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