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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
'of Aditi' IAST: Āditya Sanskrit pronunciation: [aːd̪ɪt̪jɐ]) refers to a group of major solar deities, who are the offspring of the goddess Aditi. [1] The name Aditya, in the singular, is taken to refer to the sun god Surya.
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.
The three represent purity in thought, word, and deed (thrikarana shuddhi). Although Gayatri has three names, all three are in each of us as the senses (Gayatri), the power of speech (Saraswathi), and the life force (Savitri). In Kurma Purana, Gautama rishi was blessed by Goddess Gayatri and able to eliminate the obstacles he faced in his life.
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 ...
Gargiya-jyotisha is the oldest extant text of the Indian astrology (jyotiḥśāstra), [1] composed around 25 CE. [2]Mahabharata 13.18.25–26 (Anushasana Parva) refers to the 64 divisions of a work of Garga, a description identical to given in the second chapter of the Garga-jyotisha.
He is included with the other eleven devas, which include Taishakuten (Śakra/Indra), Katen , Enmaten , Rasetsuten (Nirṛti/Rākṣasa), Ishanaten , Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera), Suiten Bonten , Jiten , Nitten (Sūrya/Āditya) and Gatten .
"There was in olden days a wise rishi of the name of Utathya. He had a wife of the name Mamata whom he dearly loved. One day Utathya's younger brother Brihaspati, the priest of the celestials, endued with great energy, approached Mamata. The latter, however, told her husband's younger brother—that foremost of eloquent men—that she had ...