Aditya Hrudayam Series Week 14
Shloka Taatparyam Shloka 9
पितरो वसवः साध्या ह्यश्विनौ मरुतो मनुः।
वायुर्वह्निः प्रजाप्राण ऋतुकर्ता प्रभाकरः॥ 9 ॥
Pitaro vasavaḥ sādhyā hyaśvinau maruto manuḥ |
vāyurvahniḥ prajāprāṇa ṛtukartā prabhākaraḥ || 9 ||
This Shloka is a beautiful Shloka that mentions Lord Surya to be ancestor of all the major deities. It also mentions Lord Surya is the creator of Seasons. which is scientifically true.
Meaning:
Lord Surya is the ancestor of all deities. They are Ashta Vasus, the eight Vasus who are Anala, Anila, Soma, Ahas, Dhara, Dhruva, Pratyoosha and Prabhasa (Elemental Gods also refered by other names given below in the meaning section. Follow this link to an interesting story on Ashtavasus as mentioned in Mahabaratha.
http://mahabharatathestory.blogspot.com/…/10-ashta-vasus-ei…
Sadhyas, Ashwini twins (the Gods of health and medicine), Maruts (he storm Gods), and Manu (progenitor of the human race). HE is Vayu (the wind God) and HE is Agni (the fire God) and is the life breath that is present inside all living beings. HE is the creator of seasons and the giver of light.
पितरो – Ancestor
वसवः – Elemental Gods or the attendant detities of Lord Indira. Refers to Ashtavasus, the five elemental gods Prithvi, Agni, Vayu, Varuna, Akasha, and Sun, Moon, and Stars.
साध्या – Sadhyas are the 12 vedic gods of Yajnas
ह्यश्विनौ – Ashwini twins – The divine twin horsemen who are the Vedic Gods of Medicine
मरुतो – Maruts – Storm deities. They are very aggressive and violent deities armed with lightening and thunderbolt
मनुः – Manu – Progenitor of the current human race
वायुर्वह्निः वायु+वह्निः – Vayu, the wind God and Agni the fire God
प्रजा – Humans, living beings
प्राण – Life breath
ऋतु – seasons
कर्ता – Creator
This is scientifically true also as the tilt in earth’s axis in relation to its orbit around the sun is what causes seasons.
प्रभाकरः – Lord Surya, the giver of light
