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Amsha

deity sky Hindu single tradition · 6

Amsha is one of the Adityas, a class of Hindu deities.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in the Rig Veda.

Relationships

co occurs with
Vivasvan, Pūṣan, Asikni, Diti, Sons of Aditi, Śiva, Dhatr, Adityas, Tvashtr, Vīrabhadra, Rudra, Pushan, Aditi, Parjanya, Daksha, Vamana, Kaśyapa
sibling of
Tvaṣṭā, Vishnu, Sūrya, Savitr, Dhata, Indra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Mitra, Varuna, Vivasvat, Mārtanda, Dhatri
child of
Vishnu, Aditi

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (6)
  1. Āditya
  2. Adityas
  3. Amsha
  4. Pushan
  5. Aditi
  6. Mārtanda

Source passages

“Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu (in the form of Vamana).”

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“Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu (in the form of Vamana)..”

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“In Vaishnavism, amsha refers to a being who is regarded to be a partial incarnation or a portion of the deity Vishnu”

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“Aditi's other eleven sons as listed in the Mahabharata are Surya, Aryaman, Tvashta, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhata, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Indra and Vishnu (in the form of Vamanadeva).”

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“Later, Aditi gave birth to the twelve adityas, namely Varuna, Parjanya, Mitra, Amsha, Pushan, Dhatri, Aryaman, Surya, Bhaga, Savitr, Vamana, and Viṣṇu.”

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