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| − | In the [[historical Vedic religion]], | + | In the [[historical Vedic religion]], Tvashtra is the first-born creator of the universe. The ''[[Purusha Sukta]]'' refers to the [[Purusha]] as Tvastr, who is the visible form of creativity emerged from the navel of the invisible [[Vishvakarman]].<ref>अ॒द्भ्यः सम्भू॑तः पृथि॒व्यै रसा॓च्च । वि॒श्वक॑र्मणः॒ सम॑वर्त॒ताधि॑ । |
| − | तस्य॒ त्वष्टा॑ वि॒दध॑द्रू॒पमे॑ति । तत्पुरु॑षस्य॒ विश्व॒माजा॑न॒मग्रे॓ ॥ Rigveda 10-82</ref> | + | तस्य॒ त्वष्टा॑ वि॒दध॑द्रू॒पमे॑ति । तत्पुरु॑षस्य॒ विश्व॒माजा॑न॒मग्रे॓ ॥ Rigveda 10-82</ref> |
| − | As per the Ṛgveda, Tvaṣṭr belongs to clan of the [[Bhrigu|Bhṛgus]]. Similarly, as mentioned in the epic [[Mahabharata|Mahābhārata]], Tvaṣṭr is [[Shukra|Śukra's]] son.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mahābhārata|chapter=Anuśāsana parva|language=Sanskrit}}</ref> Tvaṣṭṛ is sometimes associated or identified with similar deities, such as [[Savitr|Savitṛ]], [[Prajapati|Prajāpatī]], [[Vishvakarman]] and[[Pushan|Puṣan]].<ref name="md" /> He is the father of [[Saranyu]], who twice bears twins to [[Surya]] (RV 10.17.1),<ref name="rig">[[Wikisource:The Rig Veda/Mandala 10/Hymn 17]]</ref> [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]] and [[Yamuna in Hinduism|Yami]]. He is also the father of ''Viśvarūpa'' or [[Trisiras|Triśiras]] who was killed by Indra, and in revenge Tvaṣṭṛ created [[Vritra|Vrtra]] a fearsome | + | In the ''[[Yajurveda]]'', ''Purusha Sukta'' and the tenth mandala of the ''[[Rigveda]]'', his character and attributes are merged with the concept of Hiranyagharbha/Prajapathy or Brahma. The term, also transliterated as ''Tvaṣṭr'', nominative, is the ''heavenly builder'', the maker of divine implements, especially [[Indra]]'s [[Vajra]] and the guardian of [[Soma]]. Tvaṣṭṛ is mentioned 65 times in the [[rigveda|Ṛgveda]]<ref name="md" /> and is the former of the bodies of men and animals,' and invoked when desiring offspring, called ''garbha-pati'' or ''the lord of the womb''.<ref name="md">{{cite book|last=Macdonell|first=Arthur Anthony |title=Vedic mythology|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ|year=1995|series=Vedas|pages=116–118|chapter=Abstract Gods|isbn=9788120811133}}</ref> |
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| + | As per the Ṛgveda, Tvaṣṭr belongs to clan of the [[Bhrigu|Bhṛgus]]. Similarly, as mentioned in the epic [[Mahabharata|Mahābhārata]], Tvaṣṭr is [[Shukra|Śukra's]] son.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mahābhārata|chapter=Anuśāsana parva|language=Sanskrit}}</ref> Tvaṣṭṛ is sometimes associated or identified with similar deities, such as [[Savitr|Savitṛ]], [[Prajapati|Prajāpatī]], [[Vishvakarman]] and[[Pushan|Puṣan]].<ref name="md" /> He is the father of [[Saranyu]], who twice bears twins to [[Surya]] (RV 10.17.1),<ref name="rig">[[Wikisource:The Rig Veda/Mandala 10/Hymn 17]]</ref> [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]] and [[Yamuna in Hinduism|Yami]]. He is also the father of ''Viśvarūpa'' or [[Trisiras|Triśiras]] who was killed by Indra, and in revenge Tvaṣṭṛ created [[Vritra|Vrtra]] a fearsome asura.<ref name="md" /> Surprisingly he is also referred to as Indra's father.<ref name="md" /> | ||
Tvaṣṭṛ is a [[solar deity]] in the ''Mahābhārata'' and the ''[[Harivamsa|Harivaṃśa]]''. He is mentioned as the son of [[Kashyapa|Kāśyapa]] and [[Aditi]] and is said to have made the three worlds with pieces of the [[Sun]] god, Surya. | Tvaṣṭṛ is a [[solar deity]] in the ''Mahābhārata'' and the ''[[Harivamsa|Harivaṃśa]]''. He is mentioned as the son of [[Kashyapa|Kāśyapa]] and [[Aditi]] and is said to have made the three worlds with pieces of the [[Sun]] god, Surya. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.viswakarmas.com www.viswakarmas.com] | *[http://www.viswakarmas.com www.viswakarmas.com] | ||
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[[Category:Rigvedic deities]] | [[Category:Rigvedic deities]] | ||
Revision as of 11:46, 11 December 2018
In the historical Vedic religion, Tvashtra is the first-born creator of the universe. The Purusha Sukta refers to the Purusha as Tvastr, who is the visible form of creativity emerged from the navel of the invisible Vishvakarman.[1]
In the Yajurveda, Purusha Sukta and the tenth mandala of the Rigveda, his character and attributes are merged with the concept of Hiranyagharbha/Prajapathy or Brahma. The term, also transliterated as Tvaṣṭr, nominative, is the heavenly builder, the maker of divine implements, especially Indra's Vajra and the guardian of Soma. Tvaṣṭṛ is mentioned 65 times in the Ṛgveda[2] and is the former of the bodies of men and animals,' and invoked when desiring offspring, called garbha-pati or the lord of the womb.[2]
As per the Ṛgveda, Tvaṣṭr belongs to clan of the Bhṛgus. Similarly, as mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata, Tvaṣṭr is Śukra's son.[3] Tvaṣṭṛ is sometimes associated or identified with similar deities, such as Savitṛ, Prajāpatī, Vishvakarman andPuṣan.[2] He is the father of Saranyu, who twice bears twins to Surya (RV 10.17.1),[4] Yama and Yami. He is also the father of Viśvarūpa or Triśiras who was killed by Indra, and in revenge Tvaṣṭṛ created Vrtra a fearsome asura.[2] Surprisingly he is also referred to as Indra's father.[2]
Tvaṣṭṛ is a solar deity in the Mahābhārata and the Harivaṃśa. He is mentioned as the son of Kāśyapa and Aditi and is said to have made the three worlds with pieces of the Sun god, Surya.
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- ↑ अ॒द्भ्यः सम्भू॑तः पृथि॒व्यै रसा॓च्च । वि॒श्वक॑र्मणः॒ सम॑वर्त॒ताधि॑ । तस्य॒ त्वष्टा॑ वि॒दध॑द्रू॒पमे॑ति । तत्पुरु॑षस्य॒ विश्व॒माजा॑न॒मग्रे॓ ॥ Rigveda 10-82
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Macdonell, Arthur Anthony (1995). "Abstract Gods". Vedic mythology. Vedas. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 116–118. ISBN 9788120811133.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Anuśāsana parva". Mahābhārata (in Sanskrit).CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Wikisource:The Rig Veda/Mandala 10/Hymn 17