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  2. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The main purpose of this list is to disambiguate multiple spellings, to make note of spellings no longer in use for these concepts, to define the concept in one or two lines, to make it easy for one to find and pin down specific concepts, and to provide a guide to unique concepts of Hinduism all in one place. [3]

  3. Adityas - Wikipedia

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    4 Bhaga: 5 7 7 7 7 he is in the body of all living beings Amsha Ansa Aṃśa Amshuman: 6 10 10 10 he is again in the wind Savitr Savitṛ: 7 8 8 8 Surya: 7 [16] [17] 9 Martanda: 8 Yama: 1 Indra Śakra: 3 3 1 3 he destroys the enemies of the gods Ravi: 4 Dhata Dhatri Dhūti Dhātṛ: 6 6 2 6 he creates living beings Arka 9 Daksha Dakṣa: 12 ...

  4. Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] It was named after Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau, the zamindar of Pitapuram Estate who sponsored the first four volumes of the dictionary. [4] [5] The dictionary features over 1.1 lakh words with information about each entry like word origin, meaning, synonyms and historical usage in literature. [6]

  5. Surya - Wikipedia

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    Surya's synonym Ravi is the root of the word 'Ravivara' or Sunday in the Hindu calendar. [66] In both Indian and Greek-Roman nomenclature for days of the week, the Sunday is dedicated to the Sun. Surya is a part of the Navagraha in Hindu zodiac system.

  6. Solar dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Later, Vivasvan, son of Kashyapa and Aditi, famously known as the Hindu god Surya married Saranyu who was the daughter of Vishvakarman, the architect of devas. He had many children but Manu was given the responsibility of building the civilization and as a result it formed a dynasty that was named 'Suryavamsha' or the solar dynasty.

  7. Samba Purana - Wikipedia

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    Konark statue of Sun God wearing central Asian boots. Samba Purana is a text dedicated to the worship of Surya, the god of the sun. This text comprises a number of narratives dealing with creation, details of solar system, eclipses, geography of the earth, description of Surya and his attendants, construction of images of these deities, details of yoga, manners and customs, rites and rituals ...

  8. Sanjna - Wikipedia

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    Sanjna (Sanskrit: संज्ञा, IAST: Saṃjñā, also spelled as Samjna and Sangya), also known as Saranyu (Sanskrit: सरण्यू, IAST: Saraṇyū), is a Hindu goddess associated with clouds and the chief consort of Surya, the Sun god.

  9. Surya Upanishad - Wikipedia

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    The Surya Upanishad opens stating that its objective is to explain and state the Atharvaveda mantra for the Sun. Brahma is the source of the Surya mantra, asserts the text, its poetic meter is Gayatri, its god is Aditya (sun), it is Hamsas so’ham – literally, "I am he" – with Agni (fire), and Narayana (Vishnu) is the Bija (seed) of this mantra. [3]