By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Surya, the Sun God, plays an important role in Indian mythology. In some of the earliest images of Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Surya…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
Surya, the Sun God, plays an important role in Indian mythology. In some of the earliest images of Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Surya rides on a chariot with his wives or female archers, who shoot arrows, driving away the darkness of the night. In Vedic mythology, he is not just the God of Light but also the God of Knowledge. He is invoked with the Gayatri mantra. In Upanishads, he is the teacher of Yajnavalkya.
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