Gods mentioned in the Vedas alone are worth mention

Kalidasa was a poet.. and a very sharp intellectual..

He was not bound by any scriptures..

He could draw inspiration from any texts or other lore available, and could draw from his own rich and fertile poetic imagination..

Basically, I do not subscribe to the view that Gods mentioned in the Vedas alone are worth mention..

I think Lord Pasupathy and Mother Goddess were worsipped even in Harpaan civilization, which is supposed to have preceded the Vedas..

The tantric literature played an equally important role as Vedas especially in the evolution of Shakthi cult..

Many of of the major mantras in Vidya traditions cannot be related or even remotely traced to even Atharva Veda, not to speak of Rk, Yajus and Saman..

Shakti traditions were even influenced by Budhistic and Jain texts and agamas ( Jain agamas are different from what we see in Hinduism)..