Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

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    Tvaṣṭṛ

    deity figure · 3 works · 60 mentions · 111 anchored passages

    Tvaṣṭar · Tvaṣṭā · Agohya · Tvāṣṭra · the creator

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    RigvedaAncient · Sanskrit

    The divine artisan god who fashions Indra's vajra (thunderbolt), the weapon used to slay Vṛtra.

    For him alone Tvaṣṭṛ fashioned the vajra, most excellently wrought, heavenly, for battle;
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    the sacred formulas, O Indra, those that increase you — even Tvaṣṭṛ's matched power has grown great for you;
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    Both consorts of Tvaṣṭṛ tremble at his birth;
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    Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)Ancient · Sanskrit

    Craftsman deity repeatedly listed among groups of gods invoked for wealth, protection, and sovereignty.

    Both Mitra and Varuṇa are under my sway;
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    Five gods are lords of freedom from fear:
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    May Dhātṛ, Mitra, Varuṇa, divine Agni, Indra, and Tvaṣṭṛ accept my words.
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    SāmavedaAncient · Sanskrit

    A divine craftsman-deity, owner of a cow whose secret name the poets discover.

    Here indeed they found the secret name of the cow belonging to Tvaṣṭṛ — thus in the house of the Moon.
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    Tvaṣṭā forged the brilliant thunderbolt for the much-invoked one.
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    May Tvaṣṭṛ, Parjanya, and Brahmaṇaspati protect our divine speech.
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