tailieunhanh - New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Introduction Phần 8

Trách nhiệm của một vị thần có thể phản ánh một khía cạnh đặc biệt về vai trò của vị thần đó, ví dụ, Apollo, vị thần thơ ca là tên dành cho thần Apollo, được coi là người bảo trợ cho nghệ thuật: thơ, ca, nhạc, họa; người cầm đầu các tiên nữ thơ ca muse. | most sacred text of the Vedas according to the Hindus. Every true Brahman should chant it when he rises and this formula is supposed to exercise its magical powers on behalf of the reciter. Surya Like Savitar he stands for the Sun and is often identified with him but he is a divinity of rather a different character especially in the Puranas. He is described as a dark red man with three eyes and four arms. Two of his hands hold water-lilies the third blesses and with the fourth he encourages his worshippers. Sometimes he is seated on a red lotus and rays of glory spread from his body. In the Vishnu Purana Book III Chapter II Surya marries Sanjna. the daughter of Visvakarma. After bearing him three children she was so exhausted by the perpetual dazzling lavished by her husband that she had to leave him and before going she arranged for Shaya the Shade to take her place. After several years Surya noticed the change and went off to look for Sanjna. After various adventures he brought her home but to prevent any further flights his father-in-law took away an eighth of Surya s splendour. Visvakarma a skilled worker made good use of this fragment of shining energy by using it to forge the disk of Vishnu the trident of Siva the lance of Karttikeya the god of war and the weapons of Kuvera the god and guardian of wealth. A passage in the Brahma Purana alludes to Surya s twelve names each of which was followed by special epithets as if they referred to twelve different solar divinities The first form of the sun is Indra lord of the gods and destroyer of their enemies the second is Dhata creator of all things the third is Parjanya who dwells in the clouds and with his rays sends down water on the earth the fourth is Tvashta who lives in all corporal forms the fifth is Puchan who provides food for all living things the sixth is Aryama who brings sacrifices to fruition the seventh derives his name from alms-giving and rejoices all beggars by his gifts the eighth is named .