[Advaita-l] Question

[savithri devaraj]

Thanks Ravi-ji for your response.
Savithri

--- Ravi Parimi <rparimi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> In Aruna prashna of the taittiriya aranyaka, at
> various places, there
> are verses describing the solar system, aditya and
> aditi. A part of a
> certain anuvaka mentions aditi and the 8 sons she
> had. I gathered this
> from a book that contained translations of all
> verses of Aruna
> Prashna.
> It is possible that the Aruna Prashna may answer all
> of your questions..
> 
> I think Sun's name Aditya  is derived from his
> mother's name - Aditi.
> I think this is some construction in Sanskrit where
> such derivations
> are possible. For e.g, kounteya = son of kunti.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Regards,
> --ravi
> 
> 
> On 1/19/06, savithri devaraj
> <savithri_devaraj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Namaste,
> >
> > I would appreciate any help on this question from
> the
> > list members.
> >
> > Our balavihar class this past Sunday was all about
> > Sun, uttarAyana, Sankranthi, etc. A question came
> up
> > as we were discussing the names of Sun god - What
> is
> > the story behind Sun being called Aditya?
> >
> > All I know is that Aditi and Sage Kasyapa were
> parents
> > to all life forms including the 12 adityas. I
> believe
> > there must be more details to this either in the
> vedas
> > or the purANas. I appreciate any help.
> >
> > [Hope it is within the scope of the list?]
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Savithri
> >
> >
> >
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