Bhaga
Bhaga is one of the Adityas, a class of Hindu deities.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Rig Veda.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Amsha, Tvaṣṭā, Vishnu, Dhata, Sūrya, Savitr, Uṣas, Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Vivasvat, Mārtanda, Dhatri
- co occurs with
- Dhatr, Tvashtr, Vasus, Prajapati, Asikni, Diti, Vivasvan, Dhata, Savitar, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā, Bhagya, Amsha, Sons of Aditi, Śiva, Vīrabhadra, Pushan, Parjanya, Daksha, Vamana, Śakra, Kaśyapa
- aspect of
- Adityas
- allied with
- Pūṣan, Rudra, Agni, Indra, Mitra-Varuna, Ashvins, Soma, Brahmanaspati
- syncretized with
- Savitar
- manifested by
- Sūrya
- child of
- Aditi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Bhaga has lordship over Purva Phalguni nakshatra. Bhaga is bestower of fortune. Bhaga in Sanskrit means "a portion" so our portion in life is regulated by this divine celestial being. Many a times this is related to fortunate marriages, or fortune from marriage and partnerships. It is a very worldly nakshatra bestowing divine intelligence with respect to worldly gains in life”
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“Bhaga has lordship over Purva Phalguni nakshatra. Bhaga is bestower of fortune. Bhaga in Sanskrit means "a portion" so our portion in life is regulated by this divine celestial being. Many a times this is related to fortunate marriages, or fortune from marriage and partnerships.”
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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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“Savitr seems sometimes to be identified with Bhaga also, unless the latter word is here only an epithet of Savitr. The name of Bhaga, the good god bestowing benefits is indeed often added to that of Savitr so as to form the single expression Savitr Bhaga or Bhaga Savitr”
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“She is preeminently the mother of 12 Âdityas, whose names include Vivasvān, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā, Savitar, Bhaga, Dhātā, Varuṇa, Mitra, and Śakra.”
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