Vasus: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Version vom 30. Mai 2018, 14:35 Uhr

Die Vasus waren zuerst Hilfsgottheiten von Indra, die kosmische Aspekte der Natur darstellten, und später Hilfsgottheiten von Vishnu. Zu ihnen zählen Pṛthivī('Erde'), Agni ('Feuer'), Antarikṣa ('Atmosphere, Raum'), Jal ('Wasser'), Vāyu ('Wind'), Dyauṣ ('Himmel), Sūrya ('Sonne'), Nakṣatra('Planeten,Sterne') und Soma ('Mond').
Ihre Namen gehen aus der Brihadaranyaka Upanishad und dem Mahabharata hervor.

Die Ashta Vasus werden im Ramayana als Kinder von Kasyapa und Aditi beschrieben.

Nach der Legende besuchten die 8 Vasus("Ashtavasus" : Hüter, Bewohner) den Ashram von Vashishtain in Begleitung ihrer Frauen.

Brihadaranyaka		Mahabharata
Name	Meaning	Name	Meaning
Prithvi	"earth"	Dharā	"Earth"
Agni	"hot fire"	Anala (also called Agni)	"Fire"
Vāyu	"wind"	Anila	"Wind"
Varuna	Svadhishthana "water"	Āpa	"Water"
Āditya	"eternal", a very common name for the sun Surya	Pratyūsha	"Sun"
Dyaus	"sky"	Prabhāsa	"Sky or Ether"
Chandramas	"moon"	Soma	"Moon"
Nakstrani	"stars"	Dhruva	"Motionless", the name of the Polestar

Though the Shatapatha Brahmana uses the Brhad-Aranyaka names, most later texts follow the Mahabharata names with the exception that Āpa 'water' usually appears in place of Aha. The Vishnu Purana equates Prabhāsa with the lights of the 27 or 28 Nakshetra (Constellations/Lunar Mansions) and Dhruva with Akash Tatwa, that is "space", Dhruva seemingly taking over Aha's role when Aha is replaced by Āpa.

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+|-
+!colspan = "2" style="background:#efefef;" | Brihadaranyaka !! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" |Mahabharata
+|-
+!style="background:#efefef;" | Name !! style="background:#efefef;" |Meaning !!style="background:#efefef;" | Name !! style="background:#efefef;" |Meaning
+|-
+| [[Prithvi]]    || [[File:Muladhara Mandala.svg|54px]] "earth"       || [[Dhara (deity)|Dharā]]         || "Earth"
+|-
+| [[Agni]]       || [[File:Manipura Mandala.svg|54px]] "hot fire"       || [[Anala]] (also called Agni) || "Fire"
+|-
+| [[Vayu|Vāyu]] || [[File:Anahata Mandala.svg|54px]] "wind"   || [[Anila]]      || "Wind"
+|-
+| [[Varuna]]   || [[Svadhishthana]] "water" ||  [[Ap (water)|Āpa]]              || "Water"
+|-
+| Āditya    || "eternal", a very common name for the sun [[Surya]] || Pratyūsha || "Sun"
+|-
+| [[Dyaus]]      || [[File:Vishuddha Mandala.svg|54px]] "sky"     || Prabhāsa   || "Sky or Ether"
+|-
+| [[Chandra]]mas || [[File:Ajna Mandala.svg|54px]] "moon"       || [[Soma (drink)|Soma]]                     || "Moon"
+|-
+| Nakstrani      || [[File:Sahasrara Mandala.svg|54px]] "stars"      || [[Dhruva]]                   || "Motionless", the name of the [[Polaris|Polestar]]
+|}
+Though the ''[[Shatapatha Brahmana]]'' uses the ''Brhad-Aranyaka'' names, most later texts follow the ''Mahabharata'' names with the exception that [[Ap (water)|Āpa]] 'water' usually appears in place of Aha. The ''Vishnu Purana'' equates Prabhāsa with the lights of the  27 or 28 Nakshetra (Constellations/Lunar Mansions) and Dhruva with Akash Tatwa, that is "space", Dhruva seemingly taking over Aha's role when Aha is replaced by Āpa.