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In Hinduism, Surya is the chief solar deity, son of Dyaus Pita or Indra. He has hair and arms of gold. His chariot is pulled by seven horses, which represent the seven colors of rainbow
Tvashtri, Twashtri tvastr (Sanskrit) The divine artist and carpenter of the gods, father of the gods and of the sacred creative fire, and therefore equivalent to the Greek cosmic Demiurge. Maker of divine weapons, such as Indra''s Thunderbolt, and teacher of the ribhus or adityas, he was considered as the great patron of initiates. The Tvashtri of the Vedas is synonymous with the Visvakarman of the Puranas
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| | | | * Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Tvashtri, Twashtri, tvastr
Tvashtri, Twashtri tvastr (Sanskrit) The divine artist and carpenter of the gods, father of the gods and of the sacred creative fire, and therefore equivalent to the Greek cosmic Demiurge. Maker of divine weapons, such as Indra''s Thunderbolt, and teacher of the ribhus or adityas, he was considered as the great patron of initiates. The Tvashtri of the Vedas is synonymous with the Visvakarman of the Puranas. Many of the functions ascribed in Hindu legend to Tvashtri are reminiscent of similar functions ascribed to the Greek Hephaestos or Latin Vulcan.
(See also: Tvashtri, Twashtri, tvastr, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul )
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| | | | * Encyclopedia II - Indra - Indra in Hinduism The Rig-Veda states,
He under whose supreme control are horses, all chariots, and the villages, and cattle;
He who gave being to the Sun and Morning, who leads the waters, He, O men, is Indra. (2.12.7, trans. Griffith)
Indra - Status and function.
Although Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva have been the Supreme Godhead of Hinduism since fairly ancient times, Indra remains an important god, hero of many tales and epics. He leads the Devas (the gods who form and maintain Hea ...
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| | | | * Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Ribhu, rbhu
Ribhu rbhu (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root rabh]
Clever, skillful, inventive; applied to Indra, Agni, and the adityas in the Rig-Veda. As a noun, an artist, smith, builder. Also the name of three semi-divine beings, Ribhu, Vaja, and Vibhvan, the name of the first being applied to the three; "thought by some to represent the three seasons of the year, and celebrated for their skill as artists; they are supposed to dwell in the solar sphere, and are the artists who formed the horses of Indra, the carriage of the Asvins, and the miraculous cow of Brihaspati; they made their parents young, and performed other wonderful works; they are supposed to take their ease and remain idle for twelve days (the twelve intercalary days of the winter solstice) every year in the house of the Sun. (Agohya); after which they recommence working; when the gods heard of their skill, they sent Agni to them with the one cup of their rival Tvashtri, the artificer of the gods, bidding the Ribhus construct four cups from it; when they had successfully executed this task, the gods received the Ribhus amongst themselves and allowed them to partake of their sacrifices; they appear generally as accompanying Indra, especially at the evening sacrifice" (M-Wms Dict). In the Puranas, Ribhu is a son of Brahman, while Sankaracharya''s guru enumerates him as one of the seven kumaras (SD 1:457).
Ribhu thus is a generalizing term corresponding to one aspect of one of the manasaputras (sons of mind).
(See also: Ribhu, rbhu, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary )
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