Savitā
deity figure · 2 works · 4 mentions · 11 anchored passages
Savitṛ
spoken of as
1 expressionSavitṛ“Savitā”2 mentions
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
With that razor with which Savitā first shaved the hair of the head, the hair of King Varuṇa — with that very razor the brahmin shall shave this man's hair.
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Solar impeller god invoked in the kindling and yoking hymns and as source of generative impulse.
may god Savitā, the all-discerning, yoke you well in this sacrifice — svāhā!
At the impulsion of Savitṛ may the gods beget offspring;
Narāśaṃsa, the beneficent god Savitā, the All-desirable.
Rigveda
The solar impelling god, described as resting through and upholding cosmic order.
The god Savitā rested through cosmic order;