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'''Aruna''' ({{ | '''Aruna''' ({{langx|sa|अरुण }}) is the charioteer of [[Surya]] (the sun god) in [[Hinduism]].<ref name="Dalal2010p39">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC |year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|pages=39–40}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[Garuda]]. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage [[Kashyapa]] and his wife [[Vinata]], daughter of [[Prajapati]] [[Daksha]]. His children were the mighty vultures [[Sampati]] and [[Jatayu]]. He is also found in [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]] literature and arts. | ||
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=== Birth === | === Birth === | ||
Aruna is found in different, inconsistent Indian legends. In the epic | Aruna is found in different, inconsistent Indian legends. In the epic [[Mahabharata]],<ref name = "mani55">Mani p. 55</ref> he was born prematurely and partially developed from an egg. According to this version, [[Kashyapa]] [[Prajapati]]'s two wives [[Vinata]] and [[Kadru]] wanted to have children. Kashyapa granted them a boon.<ref name="Williams2008p62">{{cite book |author=George M. Williams |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7LOZfwCDpEC |title=Handbook of Hindu Mythology |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-19-533261-2 |pages=62–63}}</ref> Kadru asked for one thousand 'Dirghadeha' (meaning long bodied) [[Nāga]] (serpent) sons, while Vinata wanted only two yet extremely strong 'Divyadeha' (meaning emitting golden aura from body), who would excel the thousand sons of Kadru. Kashyapa blessed them, and then went away to a forest. Later, Kadru gave birth to one thousand eggs, while Vinata gave birth to two eggs. These incubated for five hundred years, upon which Kadru broke the eggs open and out came her 1,000 sons. Vinata eager for her sons, broke one of the eggs from which emerged the partially formed Aruna. Since Aruna was born prematurely, only the upper half of his body had developed. Enraged by his mother's haste, he cursed her to become a slave of Kadru for 500 years, upon which her second egg would break and his brother would emancipate her.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Astika Parva: Section XVI |url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01017.htm |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.sacred-texts.com}}</ref> Having cursed his mother, Aruna rose to the skies, and was bestowed the position of charioteer to Surya by his father, Prajapati Kasyapa. Accordingly, Vinata waited, and later the fully developed mighty eagle, her second born named [[Garuda]] (the mount of Lord [[Vishnu]]) was born.<ref name="Williams2008p62"/> | ||
The epic narrates that in another tale that Surya began burning intensely angered by the attacks of [[Rahu]] (Rahu swallowing Surya is described to cause [[solar eclipse]]s in Hindu mythology). The heat was so intense that it started destroying all living beings. | The epic narrates that in another tale that Surya began burning intensely, angered by the attacks of [[Rahu]] (Rahu swallowing Surya is described to cause [[solar eclipse]]s in Hindu mythology). The heat was so intense that it started destroying all living beings. Then, the creator [[Brahma]] asked Aruna to become the charioteer of Surya, to shield all living beings from his terrible heat.<ref name = "mani55"/> | ||
=== In the epics === | === In the epics === | ||
According to the ''[[Ramayana]]'', Aruna was married to Shyeni<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanskrit - Dictionary |url=https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=shyenI&dir=se |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.learnsanskrit.cc}}</ref> with whom he had two sons – [[Jatayu]] and [[Sampati]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=87k0AwAAQBAJ&q=aruna+shyeni&pg=PT196|title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths|date=2014-04-18|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-81-8475-396-7|language=en}}</ref> Both of | According to the ''[[Ramayana]]'', Aruna was married to Shyeni<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanskrit - Dictionary |url=https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=shyenI&dir=se |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.learnsanskrit.cc}}</ref> with whom he had two sons – [[Jatayu]] and [[Sampati]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=87k0AwAAQBAJ&q=aruna+shyeni&pg=PT196|title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths|date=2014-04-18|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-81-8475-396-7|language=en}}</ref> Both of them would play a very important role in the epic. | ||
There is a legend | There is a legend in the Mahabharata that Surya once offered Aruna and his divine chariot to his son [[Karna]] which he denied as he didn't want to rely on others to win the war, especially against Arjuna whom he acknowledged as a capable rival.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Agarwal|first=Himanshu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dzCqDwAAQBAJ&q=aruna+karna+chariot&pg=PT100|title=Mahabharata Retold Part-2|date=2019-08-20|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-64587-785-1|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Another legend, generally told in Indian folk tales linked to the Ramayana, states that Aruna, once became a woman named Aruni and entered an assembly of celestial nymphs, where no man except | Another legend, generally told in Indian folk tales linked to the Ramayana, states that Aruna, once became a woman named Aruni and entered an assembly of [[Apsaras|Apsara]] (celestial nymphs), where no man except [[Indra]] (the king of heaven) was allowed. Indra fell in love with Aruni and fathered a son named [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]] from her. The next day, at Surya's request, Aruna again assumed female form, and Surya fathered a son named [[Sugriva]]. Both children were given to [[Ahalya]] for rearing, but her husband, the sage [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]] cursed them, causing them to turn into [[Vanara|monkeys]], as he did not like them.<ref name = "mani55"/>{{sfn|Freeman|2001|pp=201–4}}<ref name="Dalal2010p39"/> | ||
== Citations == | == Citations == | ||
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 A painter depicting Aruna driving the chariot of the sun god Surya | |
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| Siblings | Garuda |
| Consort | Shyeni |
| Children | Sampati and Jatayu (sons) |
Aruna (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is the charioteer of Surya (the sun god) in Hinduism.[1] He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children were the mighty vultures Sampati and Jatayu. He is also found in Buddhism and Jainism literature and arts.
History[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
Aruna is found in different, inconsistent Indian legends. In the epic Mahabharata,[2] he was born prematurely and partially developed from an egg. According to this version, Kashyapa Prajapati's two wives Vinata and Kadru wanted to have children. Kashyapa granted them a boon.[3] Kadru asked for one thousand 'Dirghadeha' (meaning long bodied) Nāga (serpent) sons, while Vinata wanted only two yet extremely strong 'Divyadeha' (meaning emitting golden aura from body), who would excel the thousand sons of Kadru. Kashyapa blessed them, and then went away to a forest. Later, Kadru gave birth to one thousand eggs, while Vinata gave birth to two eggs. These incubated for five hundred years, upon which Kadru broke the eggs open and out came her 1,000 sons. Vinata eager for her sons, broke one of the eggs from which emerged the partially formed Aruna. Since Aruna was born prematurely, only the upper half of his body had developed. Enraged by his mother's haste, he cursed her to become a slave of Kadru for 500 years, upon which her second egg would break and his brother would emancipate her.[4] Having cursed his mother, Aruna rose to the skies, and was bestowed the position of charioteer to Surya by his father, Prajapati Kasyapa. Accordingly, Vinata waited, and later the fully developed mighty eagle, her second born named Garuda (the mount of Lord Vishnu) was born.[3]
The epic narrates that in another tale that Surya began burning intensely, angered by the attacks of Rahu (Rahu swallowing Surya is described to cause solar eclipses in Hindu mythology). The heat was so intense that it started destroying all living beings. Then, the creator Brahma asked Aruna to become the charioteer of Surya, to shield all living beings from his terrible heat.[2]
In the epics[edit | edit source]
According to the Ramayana, Aruna was married to Shyeni[5] with whom he had two sons – Jatayu and Sampati.[6] Both of them would play a very important role in the epic.
There is a legend in the Mahabharata that Surya once offered Aruna and his divine chariot to his son Karna which he denied as he didn't want to rely on others to win the war, especially against Arjuna whom he acknowledged as a capable rival.[7]
Another legend, generally told in Indian folk tales linked to the Ramayana, states that Aruna, once became a woman named Aruni and entered an assembly of Apsara (celestial nymphs), where no man except Indra (the king of heaven) was allowed. Indra fell in love with Aruni and fathered a son named Vali from her. The next day, at Surya's request, Aruna again assumed female form, and Surya fathered a son named Sugriva. Both children were given to Ahalya for rearing, but her husband, the sage Gautama cursed them, causing them to turn into monkeys, as he did not like them.[2][8][1]
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mani p. 55
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 George M. Williams (2008). Handbook of Hindu Mythology. Oxford University Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-19-533261-2.
- ↑ "The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Astika Parva: Section XVI". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Sanskrit - Dictionary". www.learnsanskrit.cc. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ Dalal, Roshen (18 April 2014). The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-396-7.
- ↑ Agarwal, Himanshu (20 August 2019). Mahabharata Retold Part-2. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64587-785-1.
- ↑ Freeman 2001, pp. 201–4.
General references[edit | edit source]
- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola
- Monier Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Oxford U Pr, 1899.
- Robert Graves: The Greek Myths. 1955.
- Devī-Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10:13
- Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8426-0822-0.
- Freeman, Rich (2001). "Thereupon Hangs a Tail: the Deification of Vali in the Teyyam Worship of Malabar". In Richman, Paula (ed.). Questioning Rāmāyaṇas: a South Asian Tradition. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22074-4.
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