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.

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.

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

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.

Savitr disappeared as an independent deity from the Hindu pantheon after the end of the Vedic period, but in modern Hinduism, his name occurs in the well-known Gayatri mantra ( taken from book three of the Rigveda ), which is also known as Savitri because of this.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sayanacharya on Rig Veda ) remarks that before his rising the sun is called Savitr, but from his rising to his setting, Surya.

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.

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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 ’.”

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.

After Ushas appear Aditi, the Primal Sun, the God of Light, first as Savitr, who represents the Divine grace essential for all spiritual success, and then as Mitra, who as the Divine love is considered as a friend of the illumined mind ( Indra ) and his associates ( the other gods ).

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.

In the first the favour of Pusan who sees all beings is invoked, and in the second, Savitr is besought to stimulate the thoughts of worshipers who desire to think of the excellent brilliance of the Deva.

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.

In the Vedas, numerous hymns are dedicated to Mitra, Varuna, Savitr etc.

Apart from Savitr, other such deities are of rare occurrence in the Rig Veda.

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.

In two consecutive verses, Pusan and Savitr are described as connected.

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Prajapati: Savitr is once depicted as the Prajapati of the world.

Savitr drives away evil spirits and sorcerers.

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.

The name of Savitr belongs to a class of Vedic theonyms, with Dhatr, Tratr and Tvastr.

Savitr has been attributed to as upholding the movables and immovable, which signifies the maintenance of Dharma.

Savitr bestows immortality on the gods as well as length of life on man.

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