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ADITYAS, THE TWELVE

These are symbolic of twelve aspects of the Self or Soul in the twelve signs of the Zodiac; that is, they signify twelve states in the Soul's development through the Cycle of Life (the year).

“Varuna became relegated to a position among seven secondary deities of the heavenly sphere called Adityas (afterwards increased to twelve, and regarded as diversified forms of the sun in the several months of the year), and subsequently to a dominion over the waters when they had left the air and rested on the earth ." -MON. WILLIAMS, Indian Wisdom , p. 13.

The last sentence signifies that Truth (Varuna) rules the aspirations arising from the lower nature (earth), responding to them by showering down truths (waters) into the mind (air) in order to fructify the lower nature (earth).

 

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AEONS (Twelve)
DELUGE
FLOOD OF NOAH
NIDĀNAS
PRAGÂPATI
SUN
TUAT
TWELVE, NUMBER
VARUNA
YEAR
ZODIAC