Warrior and Monarch saints
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
| Name | Ethnicity | Dynasty | Status | Era | Sect | Caste | Compositions | Other significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiyadigal Kadavarkon Nayanar (also Aiyadigal Perumaanaar) | Tamil | Pallava Dynasty | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayānar saints. | |||
| Ajamedha | Vedic | |||||||
| Aristasena | Vedic | |||||||
| Ayu | Vedic | |||||||
| Balarama | Yadava Dynasty | Warrior | Vedic | Vaiṣnava | Yadava | |||
| Beni | Hindi | King | Vaiṣnava (Ramanandi) | |||||
| Bhoja | Hindi | Paramara Dynasty | King | Śaiva | ||||
| Bir Kuar | Hindi | Prince | Ahir | |||||
| Cheraman Perumal Kazharirtrarivaar (also Kootruva Nayanar) | Tamil | Chera | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | |||
| Datta | Vedic | |||||||
| Gogaji (also Jahar Veer Gogga) | Hindi | Bagad Dedga | King | Śaiva | Kṣatriya (Chauhan Rajput) | He was a disciple of Gorakhnath. | ||
| Devapi | Vedic | |||||||
| Devnarayan | Hindi | Chauhan Gurjar Dynasty | Warrior | Vaiṣnava | ||||
| Dhrista | Vedic | |||||||
| Drupada | Vedic | |||||||
| Duritakshaya | Vedic | |||||||
| Dwimidha | Vedic | |||||||
| Gargya | Vedic | |||||||
| Golu Devata | Kumoan | Chand Dynasty | King | Kṣatriya (Raghuvanshi Rajput) | ||||
| Hanuman | Kishkindha Dynasty | Vedic | Vaiṣnava | |||||
| Idankazhi Nayanar | Tamil | Irukku Velir (Yadava) Dynasty | Prince | Śaiva | Yadava | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | ||
| Jambha Devji | Marwari | Prince | Kshatriya (Panwar Rajput) | Being the son of Jhabar Lohat, a jagirdar of Peepasar, he became very devout to God (Viṣṇu) and laid town rules in for people to follow. | ||||
| Janaka | Videha Dynasty | King | Vedic | Vaiṣnava | Kṣatriya | He had moved from his home along the Sarasvati to eastwards, and established an ashram by his palace. He became known as one of India's most saintly kings. | ||
| Jyotiba | Marathi | Warrior | ||||||
| Kavi | Vedic | |||||||
| Kazharchinga Nayanar | Tamil | Kaadavar Dynasty | Prince | Śaiva | Vanniyar | He is one of the 63 Nayānar saints. | ||
| Khatushyam | Hindi | King | ||||||
| Kochengat Chola | Tamil | Chola Dynasty | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | |||
| Kṛṣṇa Vasudeva | Yadava Dynasty | King | Vedic | Yadava | Bhagavad Gitā | He overthrew his tyrannical uncle Kaṅsa together with his brother Balarāma, and freed his parents in captivity, and went on to fight many despotic rulers. His teachings composed by him are known as the Bhagavad Gitā and they were compiled by his devotee Sage Vyasa. | ||
| Mandhata | Chakravarti | Vedic | Koli Adivasi | He was knighted Chakravarti of India. | ||||
| Marayya | Kannada | Prince | Śaiva (Lingayat) | He was one of the disciples of Basava. | ||||
| Meiporul Nayanar | Tamil | Cheti Nadu | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | |||
| Mudgal | Vedic | |||||||
| Munayaduvaar Nayanār | Tamil | Mercinary soldier | Śaiva | Kṣatriya | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | |||
| Nabhagarishta's sons | Vedic | |||||||
| Nami Sapyu | Vedic | |||||||
| Nimi | Videha Dynasty | King | Vedic | |||||
| Ninra Seer Nedumaara Nayanar | Tamil | Pandya Dynasty | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | |||
| Pabuji | Hindi | Rathore Dynasty of Kolu | Prince | |||||
| Pipa | Hindi | Gagrongarh | King | Vedic | Vaiṣnava (Ramanandi) | He is one of the disciples of Ramanand. | ||
| Prahlada | Daitya Dynasty | King | Vedic | Vaiṣnava | Kṣatriya | He was a Vaiṣnava from a very young age, and had even built a temple dedicated to Viṣṇu in Multan. | ||
| Pugal Cholar | Tamil | Chola Dynasty | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | |||
| Pugazh Thunai Nayanār | Tamil | Chola Dynasty | Army-commander | Śaiva | Brahmin | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | ||
| Purumidha | Vedic | |||||||
| Pushkararuni | Vedic | |||||||
| Ramachandra | Raghu Dynasty | King | Vedic | Śaiva | Kṣatriya (Suryavanshi) | |||
| Ramdevji | Hindi | Runicha | King | |||||
| Rana Jashraj | Sindhi | King | Kṣatriya (Lohāna) | |||||
| Rana Vachhraj | Sindhi | King | Kṣatriya (Lohana) | |||||
| Rawal Mallinath | Hindi | Prince | ||||||
| Satyati | Vedic | |||||||
| Seruthtunai Nayanar | Tamil | King | Śaiva | He is one of the 63 Nayanār saints. | ||||
| Sindhudwipa | Vedic | He had taken sanyāsa after retiring the throne. | ||||||
| Vachara Dada | Gujarati | Solanki Dynasty | King | Kṣatriya (Solanki Rajput) | ||||
| Vishvamitra | Vedic | Saura | The Gāyatri Mantra is the most sung of Hindu hymns. | |||||
| Vitahavya | Vedic | |||||||
| Yayati | King | Vedic | Kṣatriya | He became a mendicant after retiring the throne. |