Vasu is also the name of a class of deities called the Astuavasus (Ashta: Eight, Vasu's), as described in the Ramayana, and before that, in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad lists the eight Vasus, (element Gods) as: 1. Prithvi (Earth) 2. Agni (Fire) 3. Vayu (Wind) 4. Varuna (Water) 5. Aditya (Eternal) 6. Dyaus (Sky) 7. Chandramas (Moon) 8. Nakstrani (Stars). In the Ramayana, they are addressed as follows: 1. Aapa - Water 2. Dhruva - Motionless 3. Soma - Moon 4. Dhara/Dhava - Earth 5. Anila - Wind 6. Anala - Fire 7. Pratyusha – Sun 8. Prabhasha - Sky/Ether As Vasudeva, He is God (Deva) of the Vasu's (Elemental Gods).