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Dhatri

Also called: Dhatar, Dhatr

The Establisher, a late Rigvedic god who sets sun, moon, heaven and earth in place. One list of the eight Adityas includes him. After the Vedas he is the equal of Prajapati or Brahma.

Sources: Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) · see Dhatri's web

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Dhatri child of

  • Aditi (God)
    Dhatri is one of the eight sons of Aditi named in Taittiriya Brahmana 1.1.9.1 and one of the twelve Adityas of the Vishnu Purana.

Dhatri form of

  • Brahma (God)
    After the Vedas Dhatri is the Creator and Preserver, the equal of Prajapati or Brahma.

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