Surya

is derived from the Sanskrit root "sur" or "svar" meaning to shine).

is derived from the Sanskrit root “sur” or “svar” meaning to shine). Sūrya is the ”Sun” God, he is the son of Prajāpati (or Kashyapa, considered a major sage, the father of humanity) and Aditi (the Divine consciousness in the substance matter, the mother goddess personifying the undivided kind).

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