Kāppu unnai unnak kāzhiyum – There are 14 devatās (deities) who have been appointed by Emperumān to oversee the activities of jīvātmās (sentient entities). As stated in the sacred texts, "Āditya candra vānila anila ca dyauḥ bhūmir āpaḥ hṛdayam yama ca rātri ubhe ca sandhye dharma ca jānāti narasya vṛttam" – the fourteen deities are: