Pūṣan
deity sky goats single tradition · 2
Pūṣan's chariot is pulled by goats, and he is sometimes described as driving the Sun in its course across the sky. He seems to represent the sun as a guardian of flocks and herds. He is also regarded as Kavi, who in turn became an epithet of a number of gods and further a title signifying "king".
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Rigveda, Taittiriya Samhita, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the Puranas.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Śiva, Vīrabhadra, Rudra
- co occurs with
- Tvaṣṭā, Tvashtr, Mitra, Varuna, Vishnu, Aryaman, Aditi, Savitr, Amsha, Dhata, Vasus, Agni, Prajapati
- consort of
- Sūrya
- syncretized with
- Savitar
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ten hymns in the Rigveda are dedicated to Pūṣan (including one jointly to Soma and Pūṣan and another to Indra and Pūṣan). His chariot is pulled by goats. Sometimes he is described as driving the Sun in its course across the sky.”
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