Bhaga

Bhaga
God of Wealth
AffiliationAdityas
PlanetSun
Genealogy
Parents
SpouseSiddhi (according to Bhagavata Purana)[1]
ChildrenMahiman, Vibhu and Prabhu (sons)
Āśis (daughter)[1]

Bhaga (Sanskrit: भग), is the Vedic god of wealth,[3] as well as a term for "lord, patron" and "wealth, prosperity". He is an Āditya, a group of societal deities who are the sons of Aditi. Bhaga's responsibility was to make sure that people received a share of the goods in life. He is associated with his brother, Aryaman, regarding the expectation of a successful marriage.[4]

  1. ^ a b Bhagavata Purana, Book 6 - Sixth Skandha, Chapter 18
  2. ^ Gaṅgā Rām Garg (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-81-7022-374-0.
  3. ^ Kulasrestha, Mahendra (2006). The Golden Book of Rigveda. Lotus Press. ISBN 978-81-8382-010-3.
  4. ^ Stephanie Jamison; Brereton, Joel (2015). The Rigveda –– Earliest Religious Poetry of India. Oxford University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0190633394.

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