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Martanda

The eighth son of Aditi. She went to the gods with seven sons and cast Martanda away, then brought him back (Rigveda 10.72.8-9).

Sources: Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer; Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) · see Martanda's web

Relations 2

Martanda child of

Aditi (God)
Eight sons were born of Aditi; with seven she went to the gods and Martanda she cast away.

Martanda form of

Surya (God)
Macdonell suggests the cast-away eighth son is the setting sun. The hymn itself does not say so.

Stories 1

Aditi and the eighth son, Martanda
Origin · as the eighth son, cast away · 4 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.72.8 Primary text (translation)
Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) § s19 Scholarly