• Savitṛ (Sanskrit: सवितृ IAST: savitṛ, nominative singular सविता IAST: savitā), also rendered as Savitur, in Vedic scriptures is an Aditya (i.e., an "offspring")...
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    mantra from the Ṛg Veda (Mandala 3.62.10), dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitṛ. It is known as "Mother of the Vedas". The term Gāyatrī may also refer to...
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    of 12 Adityas is as follows: Yama Aryaman Indra Ravi Varuṇa Dhātṛ Bhaga Savitṛ Sūrya or Arka Aṃśa Mitra Dakṣa In the Chandogya Upanishad, Aditya is a name...
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    Gayatri is the manifestation of Saraswati and is often associated with Savitṛ, a solar deity in the Vedas, and her consort in the Puranas is the creator...
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    Varuna, Parjanya, Mitra, Amsha, Pushan, Dhatri, Aryaman, Surya, Bhaga, Savitr, Vamana, and Viṣṇu. Her 16 younger sisters were also married to Sage Kashyapa...
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    Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Aṃśa, Vidhatr (Brahma), Tvāṣṭṛ, Pūṣan, Vivasvat, Savitṛ (Dhatr), Vishnu. Devas as abstractions or inner principles: Ānanda (bliss...
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    In the Vedic texts, the deity or god referred to as Vishnu is Surya or Savitr (Sun god), who also bears the name Suryanarayana. Again, this link to Surya...
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    names of Surya in ancient Indian literature include Aditya, Arka, Bhanu, Savitr, Pushan, Ravi, Martanda, Mitra, Bhaskara, Prabhakara, Kathiravan, and Vivasvan...
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  • Roman-phonetic spelling of the Rigvedic solar deity Savitr Sāvitrī, a name of the Gayatri Mantra dedicated to Savitṛ Savitri (goddess), the consort of Brahma, a...
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  • son, Babhruvahana. Tvashtr is associated with many other deities, Pushan, Savitr, Dhatr, Prajapati, and Vishvakarman, due to his role as a fashioner. Tuisto...
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    (personified deities) – Indra (Shakra), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Varuna, Bhaga, Savitr, Vivasvat, Amsha, Mitra, Pushan, Daksha, Vishnu (This list sometimes varies...
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  • version of the Gayatri Mantra, a Hindu hymn dedicated to the solar deity Savitr. Bear McCreary was the primary composer for the television series, having...
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    situation arises. Further, Indra also accepts and follows the instructions of Savitr (solar deity). Indra, like all Vedic deities, is a part of henotheistic...
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  • Corvi Astrological Mate: Chandra (Moon) Symbol: Hand or fist Rigvedic name: Savitr, the Sun god Indian zodiac: 10° – 23° 20′ Kanya Tropical zodiac: 6° – 19°...
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    transitional deity between Ouranos and Zeus in Hesiod's Theogony, the Indic Savitṛ, associated with the rising and setting of the sun in the Vedas, and the...
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    which she belongs. Moreover, Aditi is thus one of the heirs (along with Savitr) of the opening god of the Indoiranians, as she is represented with her...
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    (personified deities) – Vishnu, Aryaman, Indra (Śakra), Tvāṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Bhaga, Savitṛ, Vivasvat, Aṃśa, Mitra, Pūṣan, Dhata. Indra also called Śakra, the supreme...
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  • 200 Soma 123 Ashvinas 56 Varuna 46 Maruts 38 Mitra 28 Ushas 21 Vayu 12 Savitr 11 Rbhus 11 Pushan 10 Apris 9 Brihaspati 8 Surya 8 Dyaus and Prithivi 6...
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    has 10, Mitra has 8, and Rudra has 6. Book 1 of the Rig Veda describes Savitr (Vedic solar deity) as an asura who is a "kind leader". हिरण्यहस्तो असुरः...
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  • This is most commonly applied to Agni, god of fire, and occasionally to Savitr, god of the sun. A correspondence has also been posited by Boyce between...
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  • descends on earth, encountering its darkness. Sāvitrī means “the daughter of Savitṛ”, the Creator and creative splendour, the divine Grace in human form. Aswapati...
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  • Sanskrit Rigveda, bhaga is an epithet of both mortals and gods (e.g. of Savitr, Indra and Agni) who bestow wealth and prosperity, as well as the personification...
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    Adityas or Asura gods Mitra–Varuna and Ushas (the dawn). Also invoked are Savitr, Vishnu, Rudra, Pushan, Brihaspati or Brahmanaspati, as well as deified...
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    conceived in the Brahmana layer, states Jan Gonda. Prajapati is younger than Savitr, and the word was originally an epithet for the sun. His profile gradually...
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    Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Aṃśa, Vidhatr (Brahma), Tvāṣṭṛ, Pūṣan, Vivasvat, Savitṛ (Dhatr), Vishnu. Devas as abstractions or inner principles: Ānanda (bliss...
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  • other eleven sons as listed in the Mahabharata are Surya, Aryaman, Tvashta, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhata, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Indra and Vishnu (in the form of Vamanadeva)...
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    transitional deity between Ouranos and Zeus in Hesiod's Theogony, the Indic Savitṛ, associated with the rising and setting of the sun in the Vedas, and the...
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    and the Asvins. Two hymns each are dedicated to Ushas (the dawn) and to Savitr. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the Atri clan composers, called...
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    are in origin invocations of deities, e.g. Gayatri Mantra dedicated to Savitr, Pavamana Mantra to Soma Pavamana, and many of the Buddhist Dhāraṇī originate...
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    but remains supportive of the Asuras. Vritra: the Asura son of Savitr deva. Deva Savitr who performs a sacrifice to obtain a son who is capable to be ruler...
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