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Ashvins
Sign in to saveThe Ashvins (, ), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau, are Vedic twin gods, namely Nāsatya () and Dasra (). They are associated with medicine, health, healing, sciences, and the twilight. In the Rigveda, they are described as youthful divine twin horsemen, travelling in a chariot drawn by horses that are never weary, and portrayed as guardian deities that safeguard and rescue people by aiding them in various situations.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.deity_of
- Gods of Health and Medicine
- Deity.other_names
- Ashvini Kumaras, Ashveen, Ashvinau, Nasatya, Dasra
- Deity.consort
- Sūryā
- Deity.children
- Nakula (son)Sahadeva (son)
- Deity.father
- Surya
- Deity.mother
- Sanjna
- Deity.siblings
- Revanta, Yami, Yama, Shraddhadeva Manu, Shani, Karna, Tapati and Savarni Manu
- Deity.image
- Ashwini Kumaras-L.jpg
- Deity.affiliation
- Devas
- Deity.greek_equivalent
- Dioskuri
- Deity.equivalent1
- Ašvieniai, Dieva Dēli
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Baltic
- Deity.texts
- Rigveda, Mahabharata, Puranas
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology and epithets
- Origin and equivalents
- Literature and legends
- Vedic texts
- Post-Vedic text
- Associations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Ashvins (, ), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau, are Vedic twin gods, namely Nāsatya () and Dasra (). They are associated with medicine, health, healing, sciences, and the twilight. In the Rigveda, they are described as youthful divine twin horsemen, travelling in a chariot drawn by horses that are never weary, and portrayed as guardian deities that safeguard and rescue people by aiding them in various situations.
There are varying accounts, but Ashvins are generally mentioned as the sons of the sun god Surya and his wife Sanjna. In the epic Mahabharata, the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva were the children of the Ashvins.