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ADITYA. The twelve sons born to the sage Kasyapa of

his wife Aditi are known as the twelve Adityas. They

are the following : Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Rudra,

Varuna, Surya, Bhaga, Vivasvan, Pusa, Savita, Tvasta

and Visnu. Besides these Aditi had twentyone children

including Indra. All of them are called Adityas meaning

children of Aditi. From the thirtythree sons of Aditi

were born the thirtythree crores of devatas. Of these

the eldest is Indra and the youngest, Vamana. (Sloka

36, Chapter 66, Adi Parva, M.B.). (There is corroboration

for this in Sloka 14, Sarga 14, Aranya Kanda,

Valmlki Ramayana) .

Sirdar K.M. Panikar in his preface to the book "Rgvedasamhita" writes thus about Adityas : <nowiki>''</nowiki>Generally we

think of Surya (the Sun) when we hear the word

Aditya. But there are many different Adityas in Rgveda,

chief of them is Varuna. Though Savita, Pusa

and Mitra are all synonyms of Surya in Rgveda they

are all separate dcvas. There is no end to the varieties

of Adityas and their prominence in the Vedas. Summarising

we can say thus. The familiar devas like

Indra, Agni, Varuna and Surya are not found in the

same form or power as we are taught to believe. Those

whom we have lowered down to the posts of the eight

sentries of the universe are very prominent devatas in

the Vedas. Many Adityas have merged in Surya and

winds in the god of Vuyu. Rudra has merged in Siva.

Who will believe that the all-powerful Deva of the Rgveda

and the vainglorious Indra who lives in fear of

men doing penance are one and the same person ?"
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 === Aditi ===
-[[Aditi (अदिति)]] has two primary attributes in the Vedas namely, the motherhood of Devas and her power of bestowing freedom from worldly existence. In the Vedas, she is described as the Cow and as the Mother. Psychologically, Aditi is the undivided supreme or Infinite Consciousness, Devamata, in opposition to Danu or Diti the divided consciousness. Danu or Diti being the mother of Aditi is the deity who is integral and extensive. She is bright and luminous. She is the supporter of creatures and belongs to all men apart from heavenly and earthly beings. She is invoked in the morning, at noon and at sunset to release the worshipper.
+[[Aditi (अदिति)]] has two primary attributes in the Vedas namely, the motherhood of Devas and her power of bestowing freedom from worldly existence. In the Vedas, she is described as the Cow and as the Mother. Psychologically, Aditi is the undivided supreme or Infinite Consciousness, Devamata, in opposition to Danu or Diti the divided consciousness. Danu or Diti being the mother of Aditi is the deity who is integral and extensive. She is bright and luminous. She is the supporter of creatures and belongs to all men apart from heavenly and earthly beings. She is invoked in the morning, at noon and at sunset to release the worshipper.<ref>Pandit. M. P. (1958) ''Aditi and Other Deities in the Veda''. Madras: Sri Aurobindo Study Circle </ref>
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 == Birth and Lineage ==
-<blockquote>अदितिः कश्यपाज्जज्ञे आदित्यान् द्वादशैव हि ।। १७१.५५ ।। (Mats. Pura. 171.55)<ref name=":0">Matsya Purana ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AD%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 171])</ref></blockquote>The twelve sons born to Kasyapa of his wife Aditi are known Adityas (द्वादशादित्यगणम्). Aditi is the daughter of Daksha Prajapati. The names of these twelve sons of Aditi are given variously in different sources.
+Adityas are the deities born to Aditi through Kashyapa as seen in Vedic and Puranic references.
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-ADITYA. The twelve sons born to the sage Kasyapa of
+Aditya (आदित्यः) in general, refers to the son of Aditi or Devamata (अदितिपुत्त्रः).  [[Surya (सूर्यः)|Surya]] is also called by the name Aditya. Aditi and Kashyapa Prajapati's twelve children are referred to as Dvadasa Adityas, as a distinct group of deities (द्वादशादित्यगणम्) having specific names. Their role in the cosmos is similar to that of [[Surya (सूर्यः)|Surya]] devata with few differences. Dvadasha Adityas are involved in the Sauravyuha or the solar transit in a year where they travel with a specific gana constituting one Rishis, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Apsaras, Serpents, and Rakshasas along with him performing different functions.
-his wife Aditi are known as the twelve Adityas. They
+== Introduction ==
-are the following : Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Rudra,
+== Birth and Lineage ==
-Varuna, Surya, Bhaga, Vivasvan, Pusa, Savita, Tvasta
+==== द्वादशादित्यकथा॥ Story of Dvadasha Adityas ====
-and Visnu. Besides these Aditi had twentyone children
+== References ==
 [[Category:Devatas]]