In Hinduism, the Ādityas are a group of solar deities, sons of Aditi and Kashyapa. Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... A solar deity is a deity who represents the Sun. ... In Hinduism, Aditi (Sanskrit - limitless) is a goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future and fertility. ... This article is about the Hindu god Kasyapa. ...

"Aditya" and its modifications like "Vikramaditya", etc are also common Indian male names, as a mark of respect to the Sun God.

Vedas

In the Rigveda, the Adityas are seven deities of the heavens, headed by Varuna, followed by Mitra: The Rigveda (Sanskrit: , a tatpurusha compound of praise, verse and knowledge) is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods. ... In Vedic religion, Varuna (Devanagari:वरुण, IAST:) is a god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld. ... This article is about the Vedic deity Mitra. ...

1. Varuna
2. Mitra
3. Aryaman
4. Bhaga
5. Daksha
6. Anśa
7. Sūrya (the Sun) or Savitr.
8. Ravi

As a class of gods, the Rigvedic Ādityas were distinct from other groups such as the Maruts, the Rbhus or the Viśve-devāḥ (although Mitra and Varuna appear also in the context of the latter). In Vedic religion, Varuna (Devanagari:वरुण, IAST:) is a god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld. ... *mitra (Proto-Indo-Iranian, nominative *mitras) was an important Indo-Iranian divinity. ... In Hinduism, Aryman is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... In Hinduism, Bhaga is an ancient god of wealth and marriage, and one of the Adityas. ... In Hinduism, Daksha, the skilled one, is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... ANSA may refer to: Alliance of Norwegian Students Abroad Italian news agency ANSA [1] This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... In Hinduism, Surya (Devanagari: सूर्य, sÅ«rya) is the chief solar deity,one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wife Aditi[1] ,in Nordics Tyr he is said to be the son of Dyaus Pitar. ... In Hinduism, Savitri (also Savitr, Savitar) is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... Ravi may refer to: Ravi, a Hindu solar deity. ... In Hinduism the Maruts, also known as the Marutgana and the Rudras, are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Diti and attendants of Indra. ... In Hinduism, the Rbhus (singular Rbhu) are the gods of crafts, artisans, horses and also solar deities. ... The word Visvadevas means Lords of the Universe or All Gods. The term is used to address the various gods as a whole. ...

In the Yajurveda (Taittirīya Samhita), their number is given as eight. The Yajurveda (Sanskrit , a tatpurusha compound of sacrifice + veda knowledge) is one of the four Hindu Vedas. ...

Brahmanas

In the Brāhmaṇas, their number is expanded to twelve, corresponding to the twelve months: The Brahmana (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण) are part of the Hindu Shruti; They are composed in Vedic Sanskrit, and the period of their composition is sometimes referred to as the Brahmanic period or age (approximately between 900 BC and 500 BC). ...

1. Aṃśa
2. Aryaman
3. Bhaga
4. Dakṣa
5. Dhātṛ
6. Indra
7. Mitra
8. Ravi
9. Savitṛ
10. Sūrya
11. Varuṇa
12. Yama

ANSA may refer to: Alliance of Norwegian Students Abroad Italian news agency ANSA [1] This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... In Hinduism, Aryman is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... In Hinduism, Bhaga is an ancient god of wealth and marriage, and one of the Adityas. ... In Hinduism, Daksha, the skilled one, is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... In Hinduism, Dhatri (earth) is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र or इंद्र, indra) is the god of weather and war, and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism. ... This article is about the Vedic deity Mitra. ... According to Hinduism, Ravi is Surya, the Sun. ... In Hinduism, Savitri (also Savitr, Savitar) is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... In Hinduism, Surya (Devanagari: सूर्य, sūrya) is the chief solar deity,one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wife Aditi[1] ,in Nordics Tyr he is said to be the son of Dyaus Pitar. ... In Vedic religion, Varuna (Devanagari:वरुण, IAST:) is a god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld. ... This article is about the deity Yama in Hinduism. ...

Vedanta and Puranic Hinduism

Āditya in the (Chāndogya-Upaniṣad) is also a name of Viṣṇu, in his Vāmana (dwarf) avatāra. His mother is Aditi. The Upanishads (Devanagari: उपनिषद्, IAST: upaniá¹£ad) are part of the Vedas and form the Hindu scriptures which primarily discuss philosophy, meditation, and the nature of God; they form the core spiritual thought of Vedantic Hinduism. ... Vishnu (IAST , Devanagari ), (honorific: Sri Vishnu) also known as Narayana is the Supreme Being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions. ... In Hinduism, Vamana is the fifth avatar of Vishnu, a dwarf. ... // This page is about the legendary race, for the medical condition see dwarfism, and for other meanings see Dwarf (disambiguation). ... The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ... In Hinduism, Aditi (Sanskrit - limitless) is a goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future and fertility. ...

Another such list, from the Viṣṇupurāṇa [1] is:

1. Aṃśa
2. Aryaman
3. Bhaga
4. Dhūti
5. Mitra
6. Pūṣan
7. Śakra
8. Savitṛ
9. Tvaṣṭṛ
10. Varuṇa
11. Viṣṇu
12. Vivasvat

ANSA may refer to: Alliance of Norwegian Students Abroad Italian news agency ANSA [1] This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... In Hinduism, Aryman is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... In Hinduism, Bhaga is an ancient god of wealth and marriage, and one of the Adityas. ... This article is about the Vedic deity Mitra. ... Pushan, also known as Puchan, is the Hindu god of meeting. ... Śakra (Sanskrit) or Sakka Pāli is the ruler of the Heaven of the Thirty-three gods in Buddhist cosmology. ... In Hinduism, Savitri (also Savitr, Savitar) is a solar deity and one of the Adityas. ... In Vedic religion, Tvastar (, also transliterated as Tvashtar, Tvastri or Tvashtri, nominative ) is the heavenly builder, the maker of divine implements, especially Indras vajra. ... In Vedic religion, Varuna (Devanagari:वरुण, IAST:) is a god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld. ... Vishnu (IAST , Devanagari ), (honorific: Sri Vishnu) also known as Narayana is the Supreme Being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions. ... In Hinduism, Vivasvat (also Visvakarma or Vivasvan) is a solar deity and the architect who built the cities and palaces of the gods, as well as a master craftsman and artisan. ...

Aditya in Modern Day Life

Aditya: one who has a rather flamboyant behaviour and impulsive mindset. Also, it can be used to describe one who starts his homework right when he gets home from school. An Aditya will usually and willingly do things that will make his peers lose their respect for him. An Aditya will also sometimes attack other people, although this is usually out of fear of being videotaped or voice recorded. An Aditya also has a rather temperamental liking of the opposite sex. Although an Aditya will not usually confide sexual fantasies in people, its trust can be gained with simply knowing the Aditya for a few years. Even if you are out of contact with an Aditya for many years he will usually be trusted to talk to you. An Aditya can usually be trusted to know what is happening in its surrounding. This is mainly because of its rather good note-taking skills. An Aditya has an excellent memory, especially when dealing with monetary dealings. It can remember when people owe it money for a very long time. Although an Aditya has a very accomplished long term memory, it is very poor in remembering events that happened less than five minutes ago, because of this, an Aditya usually forgets what people say, although it happened merely a few seconds ago. An Aditya will usually repeat anything and everything possible in a conversation. An Aditya has a very poor fashion sense. It likes wearing clothes in the tighter side, in order to display its very sculpted body, referred sometimes to as "bulging muscles". It is also known to purchase some of the clothes and accessories that other people already own, although this is usually a misunderstanding. An Aditya, as mentioned before, has a very impulsive mindset. It is active and on the go. An Aditya is very well known to say things that are completely gibberish, i.e. "Posche*, I don’t like talking behind people's back so I say it to their face. You’re stupid!" (*names have been changed to protect the itchy). When an Aditya commits such act of impulsiveness, it is usually combined with a rather aggressive face and/or push. For example, the example just mentioned was followed with a push, and in this case the victim was knocked backwards off a desk and thrusted into the floor, headfirst. And Aditya is not to blame for this though, because at these times he is simply not thinking right. An Aditya is also well known for saying stupid things, an act mentioned in the beginnings of this definition. An Aditya will usually say things like "Goats have an I.Q. of 80", which are sometimes known facts, but most of the time something that makes no sense whatsoever. One particular Aditya was well known in his middle school years for giving cooking tips i.e. chicken wings should be roasted for 20 minutes". However, any individual is to exercise extreme caution when cooking using any of an Aditya's tips, for they usually result in a burned down neighborhood. An Aditya is not known to actually use any of these cooking tips however. His cooking tips can be found recited in very particular school buses in the Streetsville and Meadowvale area. This bus is rumored to be a bus that an Aditya traveled on. An Aditya, however, as usual is not thinking to his full capacity when saying these things Adityas like the color pink for their shelters. They usually furnish their pink rooms with a bed, desk, various AXE bottles that are not sold in North America, pictures of Greek sculptured naked men, and also a variety of products from a power tools company, Milwaukee. Milwaukee power tools make a large assortment of products, many of which have nothing to with power tools, such as bar stools and gazebos. Adityas are also usually very reactive. They will respond to actions committed by others in no time. An Aditya, in conclusion, is a rather pompous individual, but a good friend and handy person nonetheless.

Reference

• Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dhallapiccola

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