In Hinduism, the Ādityas are a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. "Sun god" redirects here For the Ramsey Lewis album see Sun Goddess (album. Aditi ( Sanskrit अदिति - limitless) ''a'' not + ''diti'' bound from the verbal root ''da'' to bind unbounded free as a noun infinite and shoreless This article is about the Hindu sage Kashyapa or Kasyapa See also Kassapa Buddha for information on the ancient buddha and Mahakasyapa information on the disciple
"Aditya" and its modifications like "Vikramaditya", "Aditya","Suryaaditya" etc are also common Indian male names, as a mark of respect to the Sun God.
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Vedas
In the Rigveda, the Aadityas are seven deities of the heavens, headed by Varuna, followed by Mitra:
- Varuna
- Mitra
- Aryaman
- Bhaga
- Daksha
- Anśa
- Sūrya (the Sun) or Savitr. The Rigveda ( Sanskrit sa ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, a compound of ṛc "praise verse" and veda "knowledge" In Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna ( Devanagari:वरुण IAST: varuṇa) is a god of the Sky, of Rain and This article is about the Vedic deity Mitra. For other divinities with related names see the general article Mitra. In Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna ( Devanagari:वरुण IAST: varuṇa) is a god of the Sky, of Rain and *mitra ( Proto-Indo-Iranian, nominative *mitras) was an important Indo-Iranian divinity Aryaman (अर्यमन् pronounced as "əryəmən" nominative singular is aryamā) is one of the early Vedic deities ( devas) Sanskrit bhaga is a term for "lord patron" but also for "wealth prosperity" In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one" is an ancient creator god one of the Prajapatis ref> Narada said In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: In Vedic religion, Savitr ( stem) Savitā ( Nominative singular) is a Solar deity (see Deva) and one of the
- Ravi
As a class of gods, the Rigvedic Ādityas were distinct from other groups such as the Maruts, the Rbhus or the Viśve-devāḥ (although Mitra and Varuna appear also in the context of the latter). In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: In Hinduism the Maruts ( Sanskrit: मरुत also known as the Marutgana and the Rudras are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Diti In Hinduism, the Ribhus (ṛbhú- meaning "clever skilful" cognate to Latin labor and perhaps to English Elf, said of The Visvedevas ( Sanskrit: विश्वेदेवाः ( viśve-devāḥ "all-gods" are the various Vedic gods taken together
In the Yajurveda (Taittirīya Samhita), their number is given as eight. The Yajurveda ( Sanskrit यजुर्वेदः, a Tatpurusha compound of yajus "sacrificial formula' + veda
Brahmanas
In the Brāhmaṇas, their number is expanded to twelve, corresponding to the twelve months:
Vedanta and Puranic Hinduism
Āditya in the (Chāndogya-Upaniṣad) is also a name of Viṣṇu, in his Vāmana (dwarf) avatāra. The Brāhmaṇa s ( Devanagari: sa ब्राह्मणं are part of the Hindu śruti literature Aryaman (अर्यमन् pronounced as "əryəmən" nominative singular is aryamā) is one of the early Vedic deities ( devas) Sanskrit bhaga is a term for "lord patron" but also for "wealth prosperity" In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one" is an ancient creator god one of the Prajapatis ref> Narada said In Hinduism, Dhatri ( Sanskrit - earth) is a Solar deity and one of the Adityas He is also a god of health and domestic tranquility Indra ( Sanskrit: इन्द्र or इंद्र Indra, Malay: Indera, Thai: พระอินทร์ Phra-Intra This article is about the Vedic deity Mitra. For other divinities with related names see the general article Mitra. In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: In Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna ( Devanagari:वरुण IAST: varuṇa) is a god of the Sky, of Rain and This article is about the deity Yama in Hinduism For yama in the sense of a code of conduct see Yamas. The Upanishads ( Devanagari: उपनिषद् IAST: upaniṣad also spelled "Upanisad" are Hindu scriptures that constitute the core teachings For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific Vamana ( Devanagari: वामन IAST: Vāmana) is a personality described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the Fifth DWARF is a widely used standardized Debugging data format. DWARF was originally designed along with ELF, although it is independent of Object file Avatar or Avatara (अवतार IAST Avatāra) is often inaccurately translated into English as incarnation His mother is Aditi. Aditi ( Sanskrit अदिति - limitless) ''a'' not + ''diti'' bound from the verbal root ''da'' to bind unbounded free as a noun infinite and shoreless
Another such list, from the Vishnu Purana [1] is:
References
- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola