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Tvashtr (Sanskrit: त्वष्टृ, IAST: Tvaṣṭṛ) or
Tvashta (Sanskrit: त्वष्टा, IAST: Tvaṣṭā) is a
Vedic artisan god or fashioner. He is
mentioned as an Aditya...
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contemporary Hinduism. In the
early texts, the
craftsman deity was
known as
Tvastar and the word "Vishvakarma" was
originally used as an
epithet for any powerful...
- is
referred to as
Saranyu and is
described to be the
daughter of
deity Tvastar and the twin
sister of Trisiras. Her
husband is Vivasvan, whom she temporarily...
- of Pra****ati. Some
verses of
Vedic texts state that Indra's
father is
Tvaṣṭar or
sometimes the
couple Dyaus and
Prithvi are
mentioned as his parents...
- Devi-Bhagavata Purana,
Bhagavata Purana,
Matsya Purana Personal information Parents Tvastar or
Vishwakarma (father) Virocanā (mother)
Siblings Saranyu (twin sister)...
- they
attended Daksha's yajna.
According to the Devi
Bhagavata Purana,
Tvastar, the Pra****ati, bore a deep-seated
hatred for Indra, the king of the devas...
- whom he
sometimes ****ists and
other times acts in
place of when
fighting Tvastar,
Vrtra and Vala. He is
called Āptya,
probably meaning "of the
water (Apas)...
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According to Tacitus's
Germania (AD 98),
Tuisto (or Tuisco) is the
legendary divine ancestor of the
Germanic peoples. The
figure remains the
subject of...
- ****a ****a Lord:
Mangala (Mars) Symbol:
Bright jewel or
pearl Deity :
Tvastar or Vishvakarman, the
celestial architect Indian zodiac: 23°20'
Kanya -...
- the universe. In the
Skanda Purana he had five
children — Manu, Maya,
Tvastar,
Shilpi and Visvajna — and
these are
believed by the
Vishwakarma community...
