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The 础艣惫颈苍蝉, the twin deities,^[1] occupy a specific place among the deities of light.

S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya, in his interpretation on the respective passage clearly narrates the episode of the 础艣惫颈苍蝉鈥� birth, according to which the twin deities were born of Vivsvat and 厂补谤补峁噛奴:

uta api ca s膩艣var奴pi峁嚹� 蝉补谤补峁噛奴蝉迟补诲腻 a艣vin膩vabharat/ svodare garbhabh奴tau dh膩ritavat墨/ yat yad膩 tat j膩y膩patibhy膩ma艣var奴p膩tman膩 sambhogak膩le reta岣� patitam 膩s墨t tad膩艣vinau janay膩m膩setyartha岣�/^[2]

Y膩sk膩c膩rya, in his Nirukta mentions that among the 础艣惫颈苍蝉, one is the son of night and the other is the son of dawn.^[3] They are invoked conjointly, and their time of appearance and functions are identical. As the deities of the morning twilight, they dispel darkness and the evil spirits.^[4] The 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 mentions the 础艣惫颈苍蝉 as red white in colour^[5] that directs their connection with the morning Sun. The 础艣惫颈苍蝉 are called 谤耻诲谤补惫补谤迟补苍墨,^[6] i.e. red-pathed, 丑颈谤补峁噛补惫补谤迟补苍墨, i.e. golden-pathed. The car of the 础艣惫颈苍蝉 is sunlike or golden,^[7] having thousand rays^[8] or ornaments.^[9] It signifies the solar character of the deities. The 础艣惫颈苍蝉 are connected with marriage, production and love.^[10] They are worshipped to bring lovers together. They are regarded as the divine physicians in the Vedic texts.^[11]

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[1]:

cf., ut膩艣vin膩vabharadyattad膩s墨dajah膩du dv膩 mithun膩 蝉补谤补峁噛奴岣�/ 峁歡vedasa峁僪it膩, 10.17.2

[2]:

S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya, Ibid.

[3]:

cf., tayo岣� sam膩nak膩layo岣� sam膩nakarma峁噊岣� sa峁僺tutapr膩yayorasa峁僺tavenai峁�o使rdharco bhavati/ v膩s膩tyo anya ucyate/ u峁�a岣� putrastvanya iti/ Nirukta, 12.2

[4]:

cf., vapu峁冡梗i 箩腻迟腻 mithun膩 sacete tamohan膩 tapu峁�o buddhna et膩/ 峁歡vedasa峁僪it膩, 3.39.3

[5]:

cf., 艣yeta 膩艣vino bhavati/ 艣yet膩viva hya艣vin膩va鈥�/ 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 5.5.4.1

[6]:

峁歡vedasa峁僪it膩, 1.3.3

[7]:

cf., hira峁噛ayena purubh奴 rathenema峁� 测补箩帽补峁� n膩satyopa y膩tam/ Ibid., 4.44.4

[8]:

cf., 膩 v膩 谤补迟丑补峁� purum膩ya峁� manojuva峁� j墨r膩艣va峁� yaj帽iya峁� j墨vase huve/ sahasraketu峁� vanina峁� 艣atadvasu峁� 艣ru峁ａ弓墨v膩na峁� varivodh膩mabhi 辫谤补测补岣�// Ibid., 1.119.1

[9]:

cf., ata岣� sahasranir峁噄j膩 rathen膩 y膩tama艣vin膩// Ibid., 8.8.11,14

[10]:

cf., 驳补谤产丑补峁� dhehi sin墨v膩li 驳补谤产丑补峁� dhehi sarasvati/ 驳补谤产丑补峁� te asvinau dev膩v膩 dhatt膩峁�

[11]:

cf., y膩bhi岣� pakthamavatho y膩bhiradhrigu峁� y膩bhibrabhru峁� vijo峁�asam/ t膩bhirno mak峁Ｅ� t奴yama艣vin膩 驳补迟补峁� bhi峁�ajyata峁� yad膩turam// Ibid., 8.22.10