Indian Baby Name - Aditya
Aditya आदित्य a/di/ty_a
Gender : Boy
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning of Aditya
The Adityas are, in Hindu myth, a group of sun gods and the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa. Originally, there were seven or eight of them, but their number was expanded to twelve in the Vedic period. As the twelve sun gods they represent the twelve months of the year. The Adityas protect against various diseases, and belong to the Devas, a generic term for divine beings. They are: Ansa, Aryman, Bhaga, Daksha, Dhatri, Indra, Mitra, Ravi, Savitri, Surya, Varuna, and Yama.
[in Tamil Aditya] 1. The son of Aditi (i.e. the Sun). 2. The 40th and 563rd names of Lord Vishnu as listed in the Vishnu Sahasranama. In his commentary Sri" Sankara states, "1) Aditya is the golden being residing in the orb of the sun. 2) It is also Vishnu among the twelve Adityas, as is said in the Bhagavad Gita X:21. 3) He is also the consort of the undivided Mother Earth, as is said in the Vedas. 4) It again refers to His dwarf incarnation from Aditi and KaSyapa. 5) Or it refers to an analogy of the one sun being reflected as many in several water-pots with the one Self being reflected as many in various bodies." Also see the Bhagavad Grta V:16; VIII:9; XI: 12; XIII:33; XV:12.
[in Tamil Aditya] 1. The son of Aditi (i.e. the Sun). 2. The 40th and 563rd names of Lord Vishnu as listed in the Vishnu Sahasranama. In his commentary Sri" Sankara states, "1) Aditya is the golden being residing in the orb of the sun. 2) It is also Vishnu among the twelve Adityas, as is said in the Bhagavad Gita X:21. 3) He is also the consort of the undivided Mother Earth, as is said in the Vedas. 4) It again refers to His dwarf incarnation from Aditi and KaSyapa. 5) Or it refers to an analogy of the one sun being reflected as many in several water-pots with the one Self being reflected as many in various bodies." Also see the Bhagavad Grta V:16; VIII:9; XI: 12; XIII:33; XV:12.
Alternate Spelling
- Adithya
Nickname
- Adi (अदि)
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- According to the Hindu Mythology, the Sun God has 108 names. Names are contextual references to the God in different times and places. Aditya is one of the 108 names.
- In Hinduism, the Adityas are a group of solar deities, sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.
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