Adityas

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 11:00 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 11:00

BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD NOUN

BrihadArUpa1	12 Yet he did not flourish. He projected the Vaisya those species of Devas who are designated in groups the Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Visvadevas and Maruts.
BrihadArUpa3	2 Yajnavalkya said, these are but the manifestation of them, but there are only thirty three Devas. Which are those thirty three The eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras and the twelve Adityas these are thirty one and Indra and Prajapati make up the thirty three
BrihadArUpa3	5 Which are the Adityas The twelve months (are parts) of a year; these are the Adityas, for they go taking all this with them. Because they go taking all this with them, therefore they are called Adityas.

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