Aditi

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Aditi is a Vedic mother goddess in Hindu mythology, revered as the personification of boundlessness and the mother of many deities.

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Aditi canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
Vedic goddess
mother goddess
associatedWith abundance
cosmic order
fertility
freedom
infinity
protection
sky
cosmicRole primordial mother
source of all that exists
culture Vedic
describedAs limitless one
personification of boundlessness
unbounded space
domain cosmic space
heavens
epithet mother of the Adityas
mother of the gods
unbounded one
family mother of the Adityas
function granting freedom from sin
granting safety and protection
supporting cosmic order (ṛta)
gender female
linguisticOrigin Sanskrit
nameEtymology often derived from Sanskrit root meaning ‘unbound’ or ‘not cut’
offspring Amsa
Aryaman
Bhaga
Daksha (in some traditions)
linked to: Daksha

Indra (in some traditions)
linked to: Indra

Mitra
Surya (in some traditions)
linked to: Surya

Varuna
offspringGroup Adityas
religion Hinduism
role mother of gods
mother of many deities
spouse Kashyapa (in many traditions)
linked to: Kashyapa
textMention Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
worshippedIn Hinduism
Vedic religion
linked to: Vedic Hinduism

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Indra mother Aditi
Agni parent Aditi
Surya parent Aditi
subject linked to: Surya (sun) in Hinduism
Surya mother Aditi
Vamana parents Aditi
Varuna parent Aditi
subject linked to: Hindu god Varuna
Kashyapa spouse Aditi
Kashyapa consortOf Aditi
Adityas parent Aditi
Aditya relatedDeity Aditi
Pushan parent Aditi
Bhaga parent Aditi
Vedic pantheon hasDeity Aditi
Diti sibling Aditi
Diti sisterOf Aditi
Diti relative Aditi
Diti oppositeCounterpart Aditi
Unishe April character Aditi