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Tvashtr (Sanskrit: त्वष्टृ, IAST: Tvaṣṭṛ) or
Tvashta (Sanskrit: त्वष्टा, IAST: Tvaṣṭā) is a
Vedic artisan god or fashioner. He is
mentioned as an Aditya...
- three-headed son of the
craftsman god
Tvashta. He was
killed by Indra, the king of the devas. To
avenge his death,
Tvashta later created the
demon Vritra. In...
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Harivamsa and the Puranas.
Described as the
daughter of the
craftsman deity Tvashta (often
identified with Vishvakarma),
Sanjna temporarily abandoned her husband...
- This
story runs thus: SB 6.9.11:
After Visvarupa was killed, his father,
Tvashta,
performed ritualistic ceremonies to kill Indra. He
offered oblations in...
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Adityas are
twelve in
number and
consist of
Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman,
Tvashta, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhata, Mitra, Varuna, Amsa, Pushan,
Indra and
Vishnu (in...
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Angirasi (mother)
Consort Ghritachi or ****atri
Children Manu, May,
Tvashta, Shilpi,
Daivajna and Sanjna, Vishvarupa, Barhismati, Chitrangada, Nala...
- Devataa", "Dwadasha
Aditya - Dhata, Aryama, Mitra, Varuna, Indra, Vivasvan,
Tvashta, Vishnu, Anhuman, Bhaga,
Pusha and Parjanya", "Ayurdevataa, Istadevata...
- Rigveda)
Vishnu and
Lakshmi (according to
Madhva sect)
Consort A
daughter of
Tvashta (according to the Rigveda)
Svasti (according to the Devi
Bhagavata Purana)...
- walls, and the
floors glowed with
perpetual brilliance. In that
palace Tvashta had
arranged canopies with
hanging strands of pearls;
there were also seats...
- Aditi's
other eleven sons as
listed in the
Mahabharata are Surya, Aryaman,
Tvashta, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhata, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha,
Indra and
Vishnu (in the form...
