Pushan
Pushan is a deity in Hinduism. He is a classical example of a psychopomp.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Rig Veda.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Charon, Vanth, Tvashtr, Dhatr, Vivasvan, *Péh₂usōn, Ṛta, Rbhus, Arka, Manu, Prajapati, Savitri, Shri-Lakshmi, Tvashtri, Savitr, Bhaga, Amsha, Dhatri, Asikni, Diti, Hecate, Hermes, Mercury, Anubis, Morana, valkyries, Xolotl, Vishnu, Adityas, Pan, the Ashvins, Yama, Vivasvat, Saranyu, Indra, Agni, Soma, Brihaspati, Saraswati, Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Parjanya, Daksha, Vamana, Kaśyapa
- manifests as
- Sūrya
- allied with
- Revatī
- manifested by
- Sūrya
- child of
- Aditi
Mentioned by
- Hecate
- Hermes
- Mercury
- Anubis
- Morana
- valkyries
- Xolotl
- Vishnu
- Adityas
- Pan
- the Ashvins
- Yama
- Vivasvat
- Saranyu
- Indra
- Agni
and 12 more
Sources
Source passages
“the deity Pushan in Hinduism”
#14126 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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).”
#15485 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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)..”
#16320 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Traditionally, the name of the deity is said to be derived from Sanskrit verb, pūṣyati, which means "to cause to thrive". Many modern scholars consider Pushan to be derived from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European god *Péh₂usōn, which would thereby make Pushan a cognate of the Greek god Pan”
#17091 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Like Pushan and Surya, he is lord of that which is mobile and is stationary.”
#17169 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001