Pushan
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Pushan is a Vedic solar deity associated with protection, guidance, and safe journeys, particularly for travelers and herds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pushan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic deity
ⓘ
solar deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guidance ⓘ herds ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ protection ⓘ safe journeys ⓘ travelers ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ashvins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
guiding souls after death
ⓘ
maintaining connections between people and their property ⓘ |
| culture | Vedic ⓘ |
| domain |
cattle and herds
ⓘ
prosperity of travelers ⓘ roads and paths ⓘ |
| family | Adityas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpithet |
guardian of flocks
ⓘ
path-finder ⓘ protector of wayfarers ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Atharvaveda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Aditi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prajapati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
finder of lost things
ⓘ
guardian of roads ⓘ guide of souls ⓘ protector of cattle ⓘ protector of journeys to the other world ⓘ protector of marriages ⓘ protector of paths ⓘ protector of travelers ⓘ |
| symbol |
goat
ⓘ
roads ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| textualLanguage | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection |
physical safety on journeys
ⓘ
protection of livestock ⓘ protection of travelers from dangers ⓘ |
| vehicle | goat-drawn chariot ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
Vedic ritual
ⓘ
travel-related rites ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | Vedic period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.