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Aruna (Sanskrit: अरुण) is the charioteer of Surya (the sun god) in Hinduism. [1] He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children were the mighty vultures Sampati and Jatayu. He is also found in Buddhism and Jainism literature and arts.
Garuda's mythology is linked to that of Aruna, the charioteer of the Hindu sun god Surya. Both Aruna and Garuda developed from an egg. Both Aruna and Garuda developed from an egg. According to one version related by George Williams, Kashyapa Prajapati's two wives Vinata and Kadru wanted to have children, and Kashyapa granted each of them a boon ...
Vinata instructed Garuda to consume any Nishada he came across on his journey to the realm for his sustenance, but not to devour a single Brahmana. Garuda succeeded in his task, and the fact that he had been able to defeat a number of celestial deities allowed him to invoke a boon from Vishnu, becoming his mount. He brought the pot of amrita to ...
Aruna (Hinduism), the charioteer of Surya in Hinduism; Aruna (Hittite mythology), a Hittite sea god; Aruna Stambha, a monumental religious pillar in Puri, Odisha, India; Arunachala (red mountain), a shaivite holy site in Tamil Nadu, India
Aruna Stambha (Sun Pillar) [1] [2] is a sixteen-sided 34 feet (10 m) tall monolithic chlorite stone Pillar having the idol of Aruna (Charioteer of Sun) on the top. It is about twenty feet (6.1 m) away from the Singhdwara (Lion Gateway) of Jagannath Temple in Puri. [3] An image of Aruna Stambha in front of the Jagannath Temple
Under the guidance of Lord Vishnu, Garuda learns from Nar and Narayan. For this, the blessings of Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati are received and Garud gets a new task. Then Kadru says that if Amrita kalasha is placed before her, Vinata and Garuda will be freed from slavery. Garuda goes to Indra Lok and defeats Indra and brings the nectar.
Aruna was the Hittite sea god. [1] The word aruna means sea in Hittite, though according to Gernot Wilhelm it is possible that it was a loan from Hattic, as no plausible Indo-European etymology has been identified for it so far. [2] The view that it originates in a pre-Indo-European language is also considered plausible by Rostislav Oreshko. [3]
The karura is said to be enormous, [3] fire-breathing, [3] and to feed on dragons/serpents, [3] just as Garuda is the bane of Nāgas. Only a dragon who possesses a Buddhist talisman, or one who has converted to the Buddhist teaching, can escape unharmed from the Karura. [citation needed] Shumisen or Mount Meru is said to be its habitat. [3]