Aditya as dvadashAtman. Question

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Pranams,

In Aditya Hrdayam, there is reference to AdityA as dvAdashAtman. What

specifically are these 12 forms?

-Murali Manohar

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At 10:42 PM 6/28/01 -0000, you wrote:

>Pranams,

>In Aditya Hrdayam, there is reference to AdityA as dvAdashAtman. What

>specifically are these 12 forms?

>-Murali Manohar

 

Dear Sri Murali Manohar:

 

In the Vedhic parlance , Vasu-Rudra-AadhithyAs

go together.

 

AadhithyAs are 12 in number and are linked to

the solar months.

 

They have a complex evolution starting from Rg Vedham

to PurANAs of later date.

 

Rg Vedam recognizes 6 AadhithyAs , the Taittiriya

BrAmanam accounts for 8 AadhithyAs and Sathapatha

BrahmaNam accepts 12 AadhithyAs and links them to

the 12 Months of the Year.

 

The Names of the AadhithyAs are:

 

1. MithrA (Friendship/Solidarity) 2. AryamAn(Chivalry)

3. Bhagaa( the inherited share) 4. Tvashtar

(craftsmanship)5. Pooshan(Prosperity) 6. Vivasavth

(ancestral Laws) 7. Savitr( Vivifier/the magic power

of words)8. Sakraa ( Courage)9. VaruNaa (fate)10.Dakshaa

( ritual skill) 11. Amsaa(the God's given share)

and (12) VishNu (Cosmic Law/All pervading Light of

Knowledge/The Cosmic Law pervading the three worlds ).

 

Each Aadhithyaa has a special symbolism .

For instance , Pooshan is recognized as

the Nourisher .

 

AadhithyAs are understood as the sons of

Adhithi or primordial vastness or sky.

 

The inclusion of VishNu among the 12 AadhithyAs

might be surprising . His role and importance

changes from Rg Vedham thru BrahmaNAs to PurANams.

His role as all encompassing pervader is however

recognized in the Rg Vedham already .

 

Vedhic hierarchies and cosmologies are a special

study unto themselves.There are number of ManthrAs

relating to Aaadhithyan in the oldest of the Vedham ,

Rg Vedham .

 

V.Sadagopan

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Sri:

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Guru Paramparaayai Nama:

 

Namaskaram

 

Thanks in advance for all your enlightening postings.

The 12 names of Aditya that are mentioned below are different

from the ones that are mentioned in Aruna Prasnam.

>From my limited understading, I believe that the following

lines of Aruna Prasna (aka Surya Namaskara Prasna) identifies

8 Suryas/Adityas

 

"aarogo bhraajaH paTara patangaH

svarNaro jyotishhiimaan vibhaasaH....

....

kashyaposhhTamaH"

 

Is there any relation between the 12 Adityas you have mentioned

and the above 8 ?

 

Regards

 

Rajeev

 

 

 

 

 

----Original Message Follows----

In the Vedhic parlance , Vasu-Rudra-AadhithyAs

go together.

AadhithyAs are 12 in number and are linked to

the solar months.

They have a complex evolution starting from Rg Vedham

to PurANAs of later date.

Rg Vedam recognizes 6 AadhithyAs , the Taittiriya

BrAmanam accounts for 8 AadhithyAs and Sathapatha

BrahmaNam accepts 12 AadhithyAs and links them to

the 12 Months of the Year.

The Names of the AadhithyAs are:

1. MithrA (Friendship/Solidarity) 2. AryamAn(Chivalry)

3. Bhagaa( the inherited share) 4. Tvashtar

(craftsmanship)5. Pooshan(Prosperity) 6. Vivasavth

(ancestral Laws) 7. Savitr( Vivifier/the magic power

of words)8. Sakraa ( Courage)9. VaruNaa (fate)10.Dakshaa

( ritual skill) 11. Amsaa(the God's given share)

and (12) VishNu (Cosmic Law/All pervading Light of

Knowledge/The Cosmic Law pervading the three worlds ).

Each Aadhithyaa has a special symbolism .

For instance , Pooshan is recognized as

the Nourisher .

 

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