What is the story of Savitṛ deity? I am really confused between him and Surya, are they related? As per Wikipedia: Savitr disappeared as an independent deity from the Hindu pantheon after the end of the Vedic period. But most of that wikipedia page made me more confused. So what does scripture say about Savitṛ? Is he and Surya same or ...

2017年3月14日 · Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to Lord Savitr. In the Hindi version of both Wikipedia pages, different pronunciations are given. The former says it's "सवित्र", while the latter says it's "सवितृ". W...

2020年10月13日 · Question: As per this below picture, Goddess Gayatri is said to be an epithet of Goddess Saraswati (Savitri). According to it, Rigveda 3.62.10 affirms that Devi Saraswati had taken the form of Goddess Gayatri to worship Suryadev. Chapter 17 of the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa of the Padma Purana while enlisting 108 names of Goddess Saraswati (Savitri) says:- गायत्री ...

2018年6月8日 · According to wikipedia article of Vritra - In one verse of a Rig-Vedic hymn eulogising Sarasvati, she is portrayed as the one who slayed Vritra. Mention of this occurs nowhere else. The verse the

2019年4月25日 · Narayana (Nara+Aayna) is the one who rests on water. But why is this Narayana, epithet of Lord Vishnu, used as suffix for Lord Surya, the Sun God? Is there any story behind this name?

2024年4月21日 · The Gayatri mantra is composed from a verse taken from the Rg-Veda, dedicated to Savitr, the spiritual sun, plus "The great mystical utterance". I understand why we would want to start ev...

2020年6月30日 · Thanks for the detailed answer. So Brahma, vishnu and Shiva were minor or intermediate vedic gods and with puranas, the writers had more space to graph them out and hence they gained prominence. Do you happen to know why this change took place ? Like was there any new civilization that merged with sanatan dharma and hence led to this change ?

2019年10月13日 · There are many shlokas and stotras to worship Surya. Some recommend Gayatri Mantra because it's dedicated to Savitr i.e., Surya but there are specific way to chant the mantra like pronunciation, performing mudras for unlocking, dhyana to Gayatri etc., Hence that should not be chanted throughout the day. Some stotras are Surya Ashtakam containing 8 shlokas. It doesn't take more than 5 minutes ...

The Rig Vedic mantras contain multi-layered meanings, as they were composed by the Sages in a poetic and cryptic manner. Sun that was mentioned in Rig Vedic mantras, may be referring to Physical Sun or DIVINE Savitr or the ATMA or Soul that resides in every individual.

2017年8月6日 · Conclusion – So from this story of Padama Purana ,we come to know that Sita faced exile in the forest and separated from Shree Rama while she was pregnant because of curse of divine Parrots. And just because of the curse Lord Ram didn’t try to prove Mother Sita's Purity again by Agani–Pariksha but rather exiled her. And after all this was just divine LEELA of Lord Vishnu’s avatara ...