Aditi

Aditi

▪ Hindu deity
      (Sanskrit: “The Boundless”), in the Vedic phase of Hindu mythology, the personification of the infinite, and mother of a group of celestial deities, the Ādityas. As a primeval goddess, she is referred to as the mother of many gods, including Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation and, in a later reappearance, Krishna. She supports the sky, sustains all existence, and nourishes the earth. It is in the latter sense that she is often represented as a cow.

      Her sons, the Ādityas, are of uncertain number and identity. Varuṇa is their chief, and they are called like him “Upholders of ṛta (‘divine order').” One hymn names them as Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Dakṣa, Bhaga, and Amśa. Sometimes Dakṣa is excluded and Indra, Savitṛ (the sun), and Dhātṛ are added. Occasionally the term is extended to include all the gods. In later periods their number is increased to 12, and they are linked to the 12 solar months of the year. Āditya in the singular form is a name of the sun.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Aditi — (Sanskrit अदिति limitless ) [Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0 500 51088 1) by Anna Dhallapiccola] [from a not + diti bound from the verbal root da to bind] unbounded, free; as a noun, infinite and shoreless expanse. In the Vedas, Aditi …   Wikipedia

  • Aditi —    Aditi (she who has no limit) is one of the few goddesses mentioned by name in the RIG VEDA, the earliest extant Indian text. There she is said to be the mother of the ADITYAS, a group of seven (sometimes eight or 12) important divinities,… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Aditi — o La benéfica. Diosa madre, Aditi ha dado a luz a los aditias, originalmente serpientes que han perdido su piel y se han revestido de inmortalidad. Se han convertido en dioses, Devas , incluso en dioses soberanos. Entre los aditias está Varuna.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Aditî — Āditi Dans la mythologie indienne, Āditi (devanāgarī अदिति) est la mère des dieux. Au delà de cette conception mythologique, Āditi représente également la conscience centrale, la conscience du Divin (dans la tradition du yoga), et le point focal… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Āditi — Dans la mythologie indienne, Āditi (devanāgarī अदिति) est la mère des dieux. Au delà de cette conception mythologique, Āditi représente également la conscience centrale, la conscience du Divin (dans la tradition du yoga), et le point focal de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Aditi — (Sanskrit, f., अदिति, aditi, „die Grenzenlose“) ist in der vedischen Phase der Hindu Mythologie die Personifikation des Unendlichen, Mutter der Himmelsgötter und die Tagesgottheit. Sie verkörpert die unendliche Natur des Seins. Sie ist Tochter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • aditi — adíti m DEFINICIJA fil. u indijskoj filozofiji označava neograničenost i materiju ETIMOLOGIJA skr. Aditī: božica slobode, nesputanost …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Aditi — (ind. Myth.), Gemahlin Kasyapas, ihre Söhne hießen Adityas …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Áditi — En el marco del vedismo Áditi es una diosa madre, hija de Daksha, esposa de Kashiapa y madre de los Āditiás (nombre derivado de Áditi) y de otros dioses. De carácter celeste, en una época tardía fue identificada con la tierra.[1] [2] Se la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Aditi — Dans la mythologie indienne, Aditi (devanāgarī : अदिति) est la déesse mère personnifiant la nature indivise[1]. Au delà de cet aspect mythologique, Aditi représente également la conscience centrale, la conscience du Divin (dans la tradition… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Aditi — indischer Name, Bedeutung: die Grenzenlose. Aditi ist die hinduistische Mutter der Himmelsgötter …   Deutsch namen

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”