Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥楽ymbolic relevance of 鈥淓tasha鈥� in Sun-worship鈥� of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.鈥擳his section belongs to the series 鈥淪alient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda鈥�.
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Part 35 - Symbolic relevance of 鈥淓ta艣a鈥� in Sun-worship
For the horses of the Sun, the term 别迟补艣补 is used in the Vedic texts.[1] In singular, the term signifies either the Sun horse,[2] or the wheel of the Sun.[3] The bright form of the Sun or the wheel of the Sun is brought by the god Eta艣a towards the earth.[4] Eta艣a is one of the chief representatives of the Sun that brings light towards the earth.[5]
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cf., 别迟补艣补 iti s奴ry膩艣vasy膩khy膩/ S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya, Ibid., 1.121.13