The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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The Asvins seem to have been a puzzle even to the oldest Indian Commentators. Yaska thus refers to them in the Nirukta, xii. 1: "Next in order are the deities whose sphere is the heaven; of these the Asvins are the first to arrive. They are called Asvins, because they pervade (vyasnuvdie) everything, the one with moisture, the other with light. Aurnabhava says they are called Asvins, from the horses (asvaih, on which they ride). Who, then, are these Asvins? 'Heaven and Earth, ' say some; 'Day and Night, ' say others; 'The Sun and Moon, ' say others; 'Two kings, performers of holy acts, ' say the legendary writers. Their time is subsequent to midnight, whilst the manifestation of light is delayed; and ends with the rising of the sun, ibid. xii. 5]. The dark portion of this time] denotes the intermediate (god, = Indra), the light portion Aditya (the Sun)." Professor Roth, on the strength of this passage considers that Yaska identifies the two Asvins with Indra and the Sun (Illustrations of Nirukta, p. 159).
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