Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates ‘Sun-worship Vratas (21) Dvadashaditya-vrata’ 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 “Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Puranas”.
Sun-worship Vratas (21) Dvādaśāditya-vrata
The Dvādaśādityavrata begins on the twelfth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa. It is also called the Kāmadevavrata. The worshipper worships the twelve forms of Adityas, viz. Dhātṛ, Mitra, Aryaman, Pūṣan, Śakra, Varuṇa, Bhaga, Tvaṣṭṛ, Vivasvat, Savitṛ with this vrata.[1]