Deval देवल

Sanskrit name Deval (Sanskrit देवल) literally means a pious person. Deval refers to someone who is devoted to the Gods.

Deval is mentioned in Manu-Smiriti (मनु-स्मृति) and Mahabharata (महाभारत) as an attendant upon an idol.
Reference of Deval is also found in Unadi-Sutra (उणादि-सूत्र) as a virtuous or pious man.
Deval is found to be referred in Riga Veda (ऋग् वेद) also where Deval is one of the authors of Riga Veda and a descendant of Kashyap (कश्यप). Mention of Deval is found also in writings of Varah-Mihir (वराह-मिहिर) and Purans (पुराण) as name of various authors, astronomers and scholars.