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== Birth and Lineage ==
== 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.
=== 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.
=== Adityas ===
The word आदित्य (āditya), derived from अदिति (aditi), means: born from or belonging to अदिति (aditi). The other word equivalent to आदित्य (āditya) is अदितिज (aditija) meaning aditi-born.<ref>Sampadananda Mishra - [https://sampadanandamishra.medium.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-aditi-the-supreme-mother-842bf711ee5 अदिति (aditi)- The Supreme Mother]</ref><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.
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