Tvashtr (Sanskrit: त्वष्टृ, IAST: Tvaṣṭṛ) or Tvashta (Sanskrit: त्वष्टा, IAST: Tvaṣṭā) is a Vedic Hindu artisan god or fashioner. He is mentioned as an...
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Puranas. In Hindu mythology, Sanjna is the daughter of the craftsman god Tvashtr, often equated with Vishvakarma. Renowned for her beauty, virtue, and ascetic...
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(moon) Twelve Adityas (personified deities) – Indra (Shakra), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Varuna, Bhaga, Savitr, Vivasvat, Amsha, Mitra, Pushan, Daksha, Vishnu...
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Tvashtar Paterae (redirect from Tvashtr Paterae)
62°46′N 123°32′W / 62.76°N 123.53°W / 62.76; -123.53 (Tvashtar Paterae) Tvashtar Paterae compose an active volcanic region of Jupiter's moon Io located...
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Vritra Personification of drought Affiliation Asura Genealogy Parents Tvashtr (father) Danu (mother) Equivalents Indo-European H₂n̥gʷʰis...
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Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu (in...
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Scholars have debated whether Þjazi can be identified with the Vedic god Tvashtr. Þjazi stops the Æsir from boiling food in this illustration from an 18th-century...
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heads turn into three different birds. Furious by the demise of his son, Tvashtr creates a demon called Vritra to avenge his death. According to the Udyoga...
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Norse mythology Mannaz – 'man', name of the /m/ rune in the Elder Futhark Tvashtr – Vedic artisan god (cognate with Tuisto) Frankish Table of Nations - Mannus's...
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nivatakavachas and dispelled illusions created by them. Tvashtarastra Tvashtr When used against a group of opponents (such as an army), causes them to...
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including the Rigveda and the Atharvaveda. Vala is attributed to be the son of Tvashtr and therefore the brother of Vrtra. Historically, it has the same origin...
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7 8 9 10 Deities Devas Agni Indra Soma Ushas Visvedevas Maruts Ashvins Tvashtr Ribhus Pushan Rudra Mitra Varuna Aryaman Asuras Vritra Susna Dasas Danu...
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also include Indra killing of Vritra. Tvashtr create a son named Vishvarupa and Indra kills Visvarupa. Tvashtr's rage and creation of Vritra from the sacrificial...
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Stanza 2 returns to Indra's "resounding mace", attributing its creation to Tvashtr. Then the poem's first simile appears, the waters which Indra freed from...
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incurred the sin of brahmahatya (crime of killing a Brahmin). The father (Tvashtr) of the deceased asura took revenge by making a yajna, from which Vritra...
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