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- The Ashvins (Sanskrit: अश्विन्, lit. 'horse possessors', IAST: Aśvin), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau, are Hindu twin gods associated with medicine, health, dawn, and the sciences.
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There are varying accounts, but Ashvins are generally mentioned as the sons of the sun god Surya and his wife Sanjna. In the epic Mahabharata, the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva were the children of the Ashvins.
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The Ashvins appear in Vedic literature(1500 – 1000 BCE) as the twin sons of Surya the sun god or of the sky. Their mother is Samjna (Conscience), the daughter of Visvakarma. Unfortunately, Samjna became so tired of Surya's brilliant light that she one day gave him a handmaid, Chaya (Shade), and left him to live a life of reflection in the forests, ...
The two brothers are forever youthful, handsome, brilliant, golden, fast, and athletic. Compassionate, they help those in need from old women to soldiers left behind by a retreating army. They also represent duality, can change their form at will, and possess the power to cure. Indeed, this latter ability meant that they are the subject of many Hin...
The Ashvins' medical skills famously helped the sage Cyavana who, when he reached a very old age, they returned to a state of youth. This apparently selfless act was in fact motivated by a promise from Cyavana's wife Sukanya that should they restore good health to her husband then she would reveal to the Ashvins the one thing which they lacked to b...
The Ashvins have another important duty, which is to ride with their father in his golden chariotacross the sky each day as he brings warmth and sunlight to the earth. Sometimes they have their own golden chariot which has three wheels and is pulled by either horses or birds, on other occasions they ride only their horses. Specifically, they preced...
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Feb 1, 2019 · The Ashvins (or Ashwini Kumaras) are brothers; Nasatya (elder ashvin) is the God of Health and his younger brother, Dasra, is the God of Medicine. It is known that their father is sun-god Surya (in his form as Vivasvant (“the luminous one”) and their mother is Saranyu, a goddess of the clouds.
Ashvins are twin deities and divine sons of the sun god, Surya. They embody duality and represent cosmic concepts like light and darkness, healing and destruction. Associated with divine healing and weather control, they hold the title of divine physicians.
The Asvins (also spelled Ashvins or Aswins) are inseparable twin gods of medicine and healing who occupy an important place in Hindu pantheon, whose origin is shrouded in myth, mystery and symbolism. They are mentioned in the Vedic hymns and the Upanishads.
There are varying accounts, but Ashvins are generally mentioned as the sons of the sun god Surya and his wife Sanjna. In the epic Mahabharata, the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva were the children of the Ashvins. Contents. 1Etymology and epithets. 2Origin and equivalents. 3Literature and legends. 3.1Vedic texts. 3.2Post-Vedic text. 4Associations.
The Ashvins, in Hindu mythology, are divine twin horsemen in the Rigveda, sons of Saranya, a goddess of the clouds and wife of Surya in his form as Vivasvat.
