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One of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi
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aditya
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Aditya is the Sun in later Hinduism. Aditya may also refer to: Aditya (name) Adityas , a group of Hindu deities Aditya (spacecraft) , an Indian solar research spacecraft ADITYA (tokamak) , a tokamak fusion experiment
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Aditya \Aditya\ n. 1. (Hinduism) one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light.
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context Hinduism English) a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa 2 (given name male from=Sanskrit) used in India.
Usage examples of aditya.
The gods who are grouped together as the Aditya are the most ancient in the Hindoo mythology.
Among the Aditya is Varuna, the equivalent of Uranos, whose identification with Atlantis I have shown.
While in hymns to the other deities long: life, wealth, power, are the objects commonly prayed for, of the Aditya is craved purity, forgiveness of sin, freedom from guilt, and repentance.
The Aditya, like the Adites, are identified with the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.
Although It doesn't specifically identify Agni as Aditi but calls him Aditya, which means son of Aditi, there are enough clues to link them as the same object.
In fact, I seem to remember reading that some of our brethren from Morglay or Flamberge even occupied Aditya for a couple of centuries.
And on Aditya, they don't call them nonworkers, they call them occupational reservists, and they have more of them than we do.