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Agastya Rishi approaches Rāma. 3–5: Agastya Rishi states the greatness of the Ādityahṛidayam and advantages of reciting it. 6–15: A description of Āditya as the embodiment of all gods as well as nourisher, sustainer, and giver of heat. 16–20: Mantra japa. 21–24: Salutations to Āditya. 25–30
An 11th–century sculpture of Surya with eleven other Adityas depicted at the top. In Hinduism, Adityas (Sanskrit: आदित्य, lit. 'of Aditi' IAST: Āditya Sanskrit pronunciation: [aːd̪ɪt̪jɐ]) refers to a group of major solar deities, who are the offspring of the goddess Aditi. [1]
Bhaga (Sanskrit: भग), is the Vedic god of wealth, [3] as well as a term for "lord, patron" and "wealth, prosperity".He is an Āditya, a group of societal deities who are the sons of Aditi.
Aditi is the daughter of Daksha and Asikni (Panchajani). The Puranas, such as the Shiva Purana and the Bhagavata Purana, suggest that Daksha married all of his daughters off to different people, including Aditi and 12 others to Sage Kashyapa.
Rishi is also a male given name, and less commonly a Brahmin last name. In Carnatic music, "Rishi" is the seventh chakra (group) of Melakarta ragas. The names of chakras are based on the numbers associated with each name. In this case, there are seven rishis and hence the 7th chakra is "Rishi". [15] [16]
Aditya (Sanskrit: आदित्य, romanized: Āditya, lit. 'of Aditi', Sanskrit pronunciation: [aːd̪ɪt̪jɐ]) is both a male given name and a surname. In Hinduism, Adityas refers to the offspring of Aditi, the goddess representing infinity. The name Aditya, in the singular, is taken to refer to the sun god Surya. Notable people with the ...
Agastya is credited as the creator of the Āditya Hṛdayam (literally, "heart of the sun"), a hymn to Sūrya he told Rama to recite, so that he may win against Ravana. Scholars such as John Muir questioned this hymn since the need for a such a hymn by Rama implies doubts about his divine nature.
Originating in historical Vedic religion, 'Pravargya' (Sanskrit प्रवर्ग्य), also known as 'Ashvina-pravaya', is an introductory or preliminary ceremony to the Soma Yajña (of which there are several kinds, including but not limited to, the five-day Agnishtoma Soma Yagya forming the basic model).