Daiva
Daiva (Skt.; cf. Lat., deus). Sacred or divine power at work, hence divinity itself; usually the influence of powers outside the observable workings of nature. Daivī-māyā is thus the way in which Brahman brings manifestation into its apparent forms. In Zoroastrianism, daivas were taken to be malevolent and were condemned as demons.
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