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Savitr and independent
It is at least possible, therefore, that in its origin Savitr was not an independent creation, but was an epithet of Surya, but that question is of little importance: the essential feature of the god is not his original basis, but his function as the inspirer or impeller to holy sacrifice: the ritual act is repeatedly said in the Yajurveda to be done ‘ on the instigation of the god Savitr ’.”

Savitr and deity
Savitr ( Sanskrit: stem, nominative singular ) is a solar deity in the Rigveda, and one of the Adityas i. e. off-spring of Vedic deity Aditi.
Savitr is a deity whose name primarily denote an agent, in the form of a noun derived from a root with the agent suffix-tr.
In several passages Savitr and Surya appear to be spoken of indiscriminately to denote the same deity.
It is significant that in the only older passage of the Rig veda in which it occurs, Prajapati is an epithet of the solar deity Savitr, who in the same hymn is said to rule over what moves and stands.
It is probably owing to this epithet and because Savitr ’ s paths are said to be in the atmosphere, that this deity occurs among the gods of the middle region as well as among those of heaven in the Naighantuka.

Savitr and from
Apart from Savitr, other such deities are of rare occurrence in the Rig Veda.
Sayanacharya on Rig Veda ) remarks that before his rising the sun is called Savitr, but from his rising to his setting, Surya.
< blockquote class =" toccolours " style =" float: none ; padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px ; display: table ;"> “ hining with the rays of the sun, yellow-haired, Savitr raises up his light continually from the east .”
Savitr disappears in post-Vedic literature and is absent from the corpus of Pauranic Hinduism ..

Savitr and Hindu
Some modern Hindu spiritual thinkers like Shri Aurobindo assign symbolism to the Vedic deities like Savitr.

Savitr and after
The Sun before sunrise is called Savitr, and after sunrise until sunset it is called Surya.

Savitr and Vedic
Even the Gayatri mantra, which is regarded as one of the most sacred of the Vedic hymns is dedicated to Savitr, one of the principal Ādityas.
The name of Savitr belongs to a class of Vedic theonyms, with Dhatr, Tratr and Tvastr.
According to Yaska, Sanskrit scholar of the 5th century BCE, who made various attempts to interpret difficult Vedic mythologies in his work Nirukta ( Etymology ) ( 12, 12 ), the time of Savitr ’ s appearance is when darkness has been removed.
The latter verse is the celebrated Savitri, now termed as the Gayatri mantra, with which Savitr was in later times invoked at the beginning of Vedic study.

Savitr and name
Savitr is celebrated in eleven whole hymns of the Rig Veda and in parts of many others, his name being mentioned about 170 times in aggregate.
The name of Bhaga, the good god bestowing benefits is indeed often added to that of Savitr so as to form the single expression Savitr Bhaga or Bhaga Savitr, with the term Bhaga simply acting as a qualitative and attributive adjective.

Savitr and ),
In another hymn Surya is spoken of in terms prasavitr ( Vivifier ), an adjective usually applied to Savitr, and in the third verse Savitr is apparently mentioned as the same god as Surya.
Apam napat ( Born of the Waters ): Savitr is at least once called “ apam napat ” ( Child of Waters ), an epithet otherwise exclusively belonging to Agni.
In the Satapatha Brahmana ( v. 12, 3, 5 ), Savitr has been identified with Prajapati and in the Taittiriya Brahmana ( v. 1, 6, 4 ), it has been stated that Prajapati becoming Savitr created living beings.
Pusan: Savitr alone is the lord of vivifying power and on account of his movements ( yamabhih ), he becomes Pusan.

Savitr and which
Savitr has been attributed to as upholding the movables and immovable, which signifies the maintenance of Dharma.
Arthur Berriedale Keith in “ The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads, Vol 2 ” has noted that Savitr is never mentioned as having part in the Soma sacrifice, " a fact which is doubtless fair evidence that the Rig veda did not know him as having a place in the rite, and that he was later brought in, perhaps because of his growing importance, perhaps as an Aditya.

Savitr and is
Savitr has golden arms, and is broad-handed or beautiful-handed.
Mighty splendour (“ amati ”) is preeminently attributed to Savitr, and mighty “ golden ” splendour to him only.
Savitr is a beneficent God who act as protectors of all beings, who are provident and guard the world of spirits.
Being an Aditya, Savitr is true to the eternal Law and act as the debt exactor.
Like other gods, Savitr is a supporter of the sky.
This, however, cannot be proved beyond doubt: it will for instance always be open to question whether Savitr is really an aspect of the sun, or whether he is god of stimulation who by reason of similarity of nature has been made like to the sun.
The most important of the gods whose names denote an agent in “- tr ” class, is Savitr.
But Savitr is also sometimes spoken of as sending to sleep, and must therefore be connected with evening as well as morning.
Like Surya, Savitr is implored to remove evil dreams and to make men sinless.
< blockquote class =" toccolours " style =" float: none ; padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px ; display: table ;"> he connection of Savitr with the sun is fairly close.

Savitr and also
God of the Middle Region: Commentator Yaska commenting on the verse where Savitr is attributed with causing rain, regards Savitr as belonging to the middle region ( or atmosphere ) for possessing this ability, adding that the Adityas, who are in heaven, are also called Savitr.
Mitra: Savitr is also said to become Mitra by reason of his laws.
Bhaga: Savitr seems sometimes to be identified with Bhaga also, unless the latter word is here only an epithet of Savitr.

Savitr and .
In the Vedas, numerous hymns are dedicated to Mitra, Varuna, Savitr etc.
Aditya, Agni, Antariksha, Ashwinis, Brahma, Brihaspati, Dishas, Dyaus, Indra, Ganesha, Marutas, Mitra, Mitravaruna, Moordha, Prajapati, Prithvi, Pusha, Rudra, Savitr, Shiva, Soma, Varuna, Vayu, Vishnu, and Vishvedavas.
Savitr bestows immortality on the gods as well as length of life on man.

disappeared and independent
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