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In Hinduism, Ādityas ((サンスクリット:आदित्य), pronounced (:ɑːd̪it̪jɐ)), meaning "of Aditi", refers to the offspring of Aditi. The name, Aditya,is used in the singular to mean the Sun God, Surya. The Bhagavata Purana〔Srimad Bhagavata Purana 12.11.27-49〕 lists a total of twelve Adityas as Sun-gods. In each month of the year a different Aditya is said to shine. Each of these Adityas is a different expression of Lord Vishnu in the form of the Sun-God.〔Srimad Bhagavata Purana 12.11.45: All these personalities are the opulent expansions of the Supreme God Vishnu, in the form of the sun-god. These deities take away all the sinful reactions of those who remember them each day at dawn and sunset〕 ==Vedas== In the Rigveda, the Ādityas are the seven celestial deities, sons of Āditi, #Varuna #Mitra #Aryaman #Bhaga #Anśa or Aṃśa #Dhatri #Indra #Vayu (Mārtanda) The eighth Āditya (Mārtanda) was rejected by Aditi, thus leaving only seven sons. In the Yajurveda (''Taittirīya Samhita''), their number is given as eight, and the last one is believed to be Vivasvān. Hymn LXXII of the Rig Veda, Book 10, also confirms that there are nine Adityas, the eighth one being Mārtanda, who is later revived as Vivasvān. 〔(Rig Veda - Hymn LXXII - Seven Sons of Aditi and Martanda )〕
The Ādityas of the Rig Veda are "devas", a distinct class of gods and are different from other groups such as the Maruts, the Rbhus or the (although Mitra and Varuna are also associated with the latter). 〔(Rig Veda Book 10, Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ādityas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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