Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates ‘Pushan (the Deity of the Marriage Ceremonial)’ of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.—This section belongs to the series “Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda”.
Part 18 - Pūṣan (the Deity of the Marriage Ceremonial)
Pūṣan is the deity related to the marriage ceremonial. He is mentioned as the husband of Sūryā in the marriage hymn of the Ṛgveda.[1] He is besought to take the bride’s hand and lead her away and to bless her in her conjugal relation.[2] He is worshipped for giving the share of maidens to his devotees.[3] He is worshipped in the Vedas as the wooer of his mother, i.e. the Rātrī, māturdidhiṣum[4] and the lover of his sister, i.e. Uṣas, svasūryo jāra/227
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
cf., yadaśvinā pṛcchamānāvayātaṃ tricakreṇa vahatuṃ sūryāyāḥ/ viśve devā anu tadvāmajānan putraḥ pitarāvavṛṇīta pūṣā// Ṛgvedasaṃhitā, 10.85.14
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[3]:
cf., avitā no ajāśvaḥ pūṣā yāmaniyāmani/ ā bhakṣatkanyāsu naḥ// Ibid., 9.67.10
[4]:
Ibid., 6.55.5227 Ibid., 6.55.4