Children of the Sun ::-- ‘Om Suryaye Namaha‘ -- is the mantra dedicated to the Sun God – Surya (Surya-deva) in Hindu Religion. The worship of Sun as one of the most divine symbol of power was quite naturally the most popular commonality among the Indo-European races. Surya is glorified in the ancient Indian Vedas as an all-seeing god who observes both good and evil acts. It drives away not only darkness, but also bad dreams and illnesses. Sun heroes and sun kings also occupy a central position in Indian mythology, where Vivasvant, the father of Yama, corresponds to the Iranian Vivahvant, the father of Yima. According to the Vedas, he is one of 33 sons of Goddess Aditi and is also known as Aditya. Surya, the sun, is a symbol of immeasurable light and wisdom. Solar dynasty or the Ikshvaku dynasty, also known as Sūryavaṃśa ("Solar dynasty" or "Descendants of the Sun") is a legendary Indian princely dynasty and comprises one of the main lineages of the Kshatriya Varna in India, founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku. According to Buddhist texts and tradition, even Gautama Buddha descended from this dynasty. The Buddhist text, Buddhavamsa and Mahavamsa (II, 1–24) traces the origin of the Shakyas to king Okkaka (Pali equivalent to Sanskrit Ikshvaku) and gives their genealogy from Mahasammata, an ancestor of Okkaka. Similarly in medieval Iran, Sun festivals were celebrated as a continuous tradition from ancient times. The characteristics of Indo-European sun worship are similar and has Solar-Deity drawn generally by four white horses on a carriage and similarly repeated in Indo-Iranian, Greek-Roman, and Scandinavian myths! Later in Roman history, the worship of the sun became more important and eventually became “Solar Monotheism”. The feast of Sol Invictus (the Unconquered Sun) was cherished with much celebrations and later got appropriated by other religious traditions. (Credit: Solar_dynasty, Wiki)(Credit: sun-worship , Britannica)
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