Abstract
This article seeks to find more adequate models of Hindu “polytheism” than the stereotypical “Vishnu, Shiva, Devi” model, which is faulted both for the ways in which it deals with gender and with number regarding the kaleidoscope of Hindu portraits of the personified divine. Regarding number, it is essential not to prioritize oneness over plurality, which monotheistic commentators are prone to do. Regarding gender, it is essential not to prioritize male deities over female deities because, while familiar to Western commentators, such bias is simply not accurate for Hindu polytheism. A suggested solution is a model of the divine in which all deities embody both aspects of the “moksha/dharma” tension so common in Hinduism, and all deities are portrayed as males, as females, and also as couples.
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