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Vasus

deity sky Hindu single tradition · 6

The Vasus are mentioned in the context of Sun worship in Hinduism.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

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

Relationships

allied with
Aditi, Ganga
serves
Indra, Vishnu
co occurs with
Tvashtr, Pūṣan, Locanā, Satya, Kratu, Kuru, Madravas, Rocaka, Dhvani, Dhuri, Prajapati, Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Savitr, Bhaga, Ashvins, Rudra, Sūrya, Agni, Adityas, Vayu, Visvedevas, Daksha, Dhrti, Kama, Pururavas, Kala
child of
Aditi, Manu, dharma, Vishvā, Kaśyapa
has aspect
Prabhāsa, Dhruva, Āpa, Aha, Prithu

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Mentioned by

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Sources

wikipedia (6)
  1. Āditya
  2. Adityas
  3. Savitr
  4. Hindu deities
  5. Vasu
  6. Visvedevas

Source passages

“Vasus”

#15515 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“His praises are celebrated by the Vasus, Aditi, Varuna, Mitra and Aryaman.”

#17191 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in Vedas enumerate 33 devas, either 11 each for the three worlds, or as 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus and 2 Ashvins in the Brahmanas layer of Vedic texts.”

#22197 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the Ramayana the Vasus are children of Aditi and Kashyapa. The Mahabharata relates how the Vasus, led by 'Prithu'...were enjoying themselves in the forest, when the wife of Prabhasa spotted a divine cow and persuaded her husband Prabhasa to steal it”

#22563 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5