Aryaman

Aryaman
Aryaman
God of Customs; Protector ofMares,StallionsandMilky Way,Wealth
Member ofAdityas
Affiliation	Adityas,Deva
Planet	Sun
Texts	Vedas,Upanishads
Genealogy
Parents	Kashyapa(father); Aditi(mother);
Consort	Mātṛkā(according toBhagavata Purana)
Children	Garṣaṇi(according toBhagavata Purana)
Equivalents
Indo-European equivalent	Heryomen

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Aryaman(Sanskrit:अर्यमन्IAST:Aryaman) is one of the earlyVedic Hindu deities.^[2]His name signifies "Life-Partner", "Close Friend", "Partner", "Play-Fellow" or "Companion".^[3]He is the third son ofKashyapaandAditi,the father and mother of theadityas,and is depicted as the mid-morningsun disc.He is the deity of the customs that rule the various Vedic tribes and people.^[4]

In the Rigveda, Aryaman is described as the protector ofmaresandstallions,and theMilky Way(aryamṇáḥ pánthāḥ) is said to be his path.^[3] Aryaman is commonly invoked together withMitra-Varuna,Bhaga,Bṛhaspati,and other adityas andasuras.^[3]

According to Griffith, the Rigveda also suggests that Aryaman is a supreme deity alongside Mitra and Varuna.^[5]According to the Rigveda,Indra,who is traditionally considered the most important deity in the Rigveda, is asked to obtain boons and gifts from Aryaman.^[6]Hindu marriage oaths are administered with an invocation to Aryaman being the witness to the event.^[7]^[8]^[4]Aryaman also is the deity of the customs of hospitality.^[4]

References

^^a ^b"Progeny of Dakṣa's Daughters [Chapter 6]".19 August 2022.
^Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1989).The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads.Motilal Banarsidass Published. pp. 99–.ISBN 978-81-208-0645-0.
^^a ^b ^cMonier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary
^^a ^b ^cStephanie Jamison (2015).The Rigveda –– Earliest Religious Poetry of India.Oxford University Press. p. 44.ISBN 978-0190633394.
^(The Hymns of the Rig Veda)
^Veda Book 4 Hymn 30)^{[permanent dead link]}
^वैदिक विवाह और विवाहित जीवन (Vedic weddings and married life),रामशरण वशिष्ठ,... १४-२-१३--मेरी इस शुभ नारी को धाता प्रजा दे । इसे अर्यमन, मग, अश्विन, प्रजापति, सब प्रजा वाली करें। इसकी संतान बढ़े।...
^हिन्दी कथा-कोष: प्राचीन हिन्दी साहित्य में व्यवहारता नामों तथा पौराणिक अंतरकथाओं का संदर्भ ग्रन्थ (Hindi Myth Treasury),धीरेन्द्र वर्मा, हिन्दुस्तानी एकेडमी, 1974,... अर्यमन - १. एक वैदिक देवता जो विश्वदेवों में से एक हैं। २. कश्यप तथा अदिति के पुत्र पितृगण में प्रमुख हैं। ३. द्वादह आदित्यों में से एक जो वैशाख मास में उदय होते हैं और जिनकी किरणों की संख्या ३०० मानी जाती है।

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[BhP-1] "Progeny of Dakṣa's Daughters [Chapter 6]".19 August 2022.

[Keith1989-2] Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1989).The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads.Motilal Banarsidass Published. pp. 99–.ISBN 978-81-208-0645-0.

[ReferenceA-3] Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary

[:0-4] Stephanie Jamison (2015).The Rigveda –– Earliest Religious Poetry of India.Oxford University Press. p. 44.ISBN 978-0190633394.

[ref51qudak-5] (The Hymns of the Rig Veda)

[refduyak-6] Veda Book 4 Hymn 30)^{[permanent dead link]}

[ref14doqol-7] वैदिक विवाह और विवाहित जीवन (Vedic weddings and married life),रामशरण वशिष्ठ,... १४-२-१३--मेरी इस शुभ नारी को धाता प्रजा दे । इसे अर्यमन, मग, अश्विन, प्रजापति, सब प्रजा वाली करें। इसकी संतान बढ़े।...

[ref62gulaq-8] हिन्दी कथा-कोष: प्राचीन हिन्दी साहित्य में व्यवहारता नामों तथा पौराणिक अंतरकथाओं का संदर्भ ग्रन्थ (Hindi Myth Treasury),धीरेन्द्र वर्मा, हिन्दुस्तानी एकेडमी, 1974,... अर्यमन - १. एक वैदिक देवता जो विश्वदेवों में से एक हैं। २. कश्यप तथा अदिति के पुत्र पितृगण में प्रमुख हैं। ३. द्वादह आदित्यों में से एक जो वैशाख मास में उदय होते हैं और जिनकी किरणों की संख्या ३०० मानी जाती है।

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v t e Rigveda
Mandalas	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Deities	Devas Agni Indra Soma Ushas Visvedevas Maruts Ashvins Tvashtr Ribhus Pushan Rudra Mitra Varuna Aryaman
Asuras	Vritra Susna Dasas Danu Danavas
Rivers	Sapta Sindhu Nadistuti Sarasvati Sindhu Sarayu Rasā Yavyavati Drishadvati
Rishis	Saptarishi Gritsamada Vishvamitra Vamadeva Atri Angiras Bharadvaja Vasishtha Dirghatamas

v t e Hindu deitiesandtexts
Gods	Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Shiva Agni Ashvins Chandra Dattatreya Ganesha Hanuman Indra Kama Kartikeya Krishna Kubera Rama Shasta Surya Varuna Vayu Vishvakarma Yama more
Goddesses	Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Parvati Aditi Bhumi Chhaya Durga Ganga Shachi Kali Mahadevi Mahavidya Matangi Matrikas Radha Rati Rohini Rukmini Sanjna Sati Shakti Shashthi Sita more
Other deities	Apsaras Asuras Daitya Danava Devata Dikpāla Gandharvas Gana Kuladevatas Gramadevatas Rakshasas Vahanas Yakshas/Yakshini
Texts (list)	Vedas Rig Sama Yajur Atharva Upanishads Puranas Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Yoga Sutras of Patanjali more
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