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- Surya was once ranked along with Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, and Ganesha, and many temples dedicated to him are found throughout India. Those five deities are worshipped by a group of Brahmans (priests), the Smartas, but only a small group, the Saura sect, worships Surya as the supreme deity.
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Surya (/ ˈsuːrjə /; [ 9 ] Sanskrit: सूर्य, IAST: Sūrya) is the Sun [ 10 ] as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. [ 10 ] He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a means to realise Brahman. [ 11 ]
Oct 4, 2017 · Supreme sun is the para Brahman according to Surya. From Aditya Hridya Stotram, He is being indirectly referred as Supreme Brahman indwelling in all. एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवः स्कन्दः प्रजापतिः।
Apr 15, 2016 · Surya NArAyaNa is the adhidevata of Gayatri mantra. Lord Rama worships Surya by a stotra called Aditya Hrudayam which was told by sage Agastya and he acquires victory in the war against Ravana. As Vishnu takes the form of Surya to give energy and light to the world to provide sustenance, He is called as Suryanarayana.
Surya represents transcendental knowledge and also only because of him the great karma or the great action becomes inspired. He represents that Light or Jnana which is beyond the external sun, called as 'paranjyothi' as a personification of Knowledge of the Brahman. वेदस्वरूपः || Veda Swaroopa
Nov 26, 2016 · Fast Facts: Pronunciation: suur–yaa. Origin: India. Role: Sun god. Wives: Sharanya, Ragyi, Prabha. Who Is Surya? Surya is both the god of the sun, and the sun itself. A high ranking deity, especially in the earlier Hindu Scriptures, notably the Vedas, which date as far back as 1500 B.C., he is worshipped as the supreme god by the small Saura sect.
A Smarta may choose any saguna deity (istadevata) such as Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, Surya, Ganesha or any other, and this is viewed in Smarta Tradition as an interim step towards realizing the nirguna Brahman and its equivalence to one's own Atman.
Sep 20, 2024 · Surya was once ranked along with Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, and Ganesha, and many temples dedicated to him are found throughout India. Those five deities are worshipped by a group of Brahmans (priests), the Smartas, but only a small group, the Saura sect, worships Surya as the supreme deity.
