illuminator that helped the Devas win over Asuras who use darkness. Arka, Mitra, Vivasvat, Aditya, Tapan, Ravi and Surya have different characteristics in early...

teerthankar Aadinath's father. and Lastkulkar of jainism He is the son of Vivasvat (also known as Surya), the Sun god, and his wife Saranyu. Forewarned about...

(personified deities) – Indra (Shakra), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Varuna, Bhaga, Savitr, Vivasvat, Amsha, Mitra, Pushan, Daksha, Vishnu (this list sometimes varies in particulars)...

when the number of Adityas increased to twelve, the name Vivasvat was added to the canon. Vivasvat and Martanda are often used interchangeably. Martand Sun...

Vishnu Purana are: Vishnu Aryaman Śakra Tvaṣṭṛ Varuṇa Dhūti Bhaga Savitṛ Vivasvat Aṃśa Mitra Pūṣan In the Bhagavata Purana, the Adityas are associated with...

twin of Yami, and the son of the sun god Surya (in earlier traditions Vivasvat) and Sanjna. He judges the souls of the dead and, depending on their deeds...

fire-stick), or of a divine being closely associated with Agni, a messenger of Vivasvat, bringing the hidden fire to the Bhrigus. Sayana identifies him with Vayu...

that of the Iranian Avesta. The first preparers of Soma are listed as Vivasvat, who is the father of Yama and Manu, and Trita Aptya. James Darmesteter...

(2014) According to the text, the Ashvins were born after the sun god Vivasvat and his wife Saranyu (Sanjna) engaged in love making in the form of a stallion...

deities) – Vishnu, Aryaman, Indra (Śakra), Tvāṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Bhaga, Savitṛ, Vivasvat, Aṃśa, Mitra, Pūṣan, Dhata. Indra also called Śakra, the supreme god, is...