Savitr
Savitr is one of the Adityas, a class of Hindu deities.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Rig Veda.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hvare-khshaeta, Ahura Mazda, Şêşims, Sulis, Dhatr, Vivasvan, Indra-Vishnu, Tvashtr, Tratṛ, Ṛta, Rbhus, Prajapati, Rohita, Rohinī, Pūṣan, Vasus, hiranya-garbha, Arka, Manu, Ratri, Raka, Vāc, Aranyani, Dinsana, Puramdhi, Parendi, Bharati, Mahi, Sri, Bhaga, Amsha, Dhatri, Asikni, Diti, Śiva, Apollo, Dielli, Sol, Helios, God, Zeus, Zojz, Grian, Vahagn, Adityas, Aruṇa, Sanjna, Vīrabhadra, the Ashvins, Yama, Vivasvat, Saranyu, Aditi, Agni, Soma, Prithvi, Deva, devi, Saraswati, Nirṛti, Uṣas, Pushan, Parjanya, Daksha, Vamana, Kaśyapa, Ashura
- syncretized with
- Sūrya
- manifests as
- Sūrya
- allied with
- Rudra
- manifested by
- Sūrya
- child of
- Aditi
Mentioned by
- Śiva
- Apollo
- Dielli
- Sol
- Helios
- God
- Zeus
- Zojz
- Grian
- Vahagn
- Adityas
- Aruṇa
- Sanjna
- Vīrabhadra
- the Ashvins
- Yama
and 20 more
Sources
Source passages
“Savitr, rules over Hasta Nakshatra and is the cheerful Aditya who manages worldly skills and artistry.”
#15508 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the epithet "golden-eyed" ("हि॒र॒ण्या॒क्षः," "hiraṇyākṣá"), which is utilized in the Rigveda to describe the god Savitr”
#15621 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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).”
#17102 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Commentator Yaska commenting on the verse where Savitr is attributed with causing rain, regards Savitr as belonging to the mesial region (or atmosphere) for possessing this ability, adding that the Adityas, who are in heaven, are also called Savitr.”
#17197 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Thus, Savitr refers to one that rises and sets, Aditya means one with splendor, Mitra refers to Sun as "the great luminous friend of all mankind", while Pushan refers to Sun as illuminator that helped the Devas win over Asuras who use darkness.”
#17415 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001