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  • Aditi (Sanskrit अदिति, limitless) is the Hindu goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future, and fertility. In one of the most mystic aspects, Aditi is divine wisdom. She is mentioned nearly 80 times in the Rigveda, which is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. They are counted among the four canonical sacred texts (śruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas.
  • Aditi is the daughter of Daksha and wife of the sage Kashyap, alongside many of her sisters; including Diti. She was the mother of the Adityas, including Surya, Agni, Indra and Varuna. She is a deity of creation and motherhood.
  • A sky Goddess and mother of the Gods in the Vedas, who gave birth to the heavenly bodies. She is associated with space and mystic speech. She can be seen as a feminine form of Brahma. She sometimes believed to be the wife of Kashyap and the two would several children such as Indra and Surya. Aditi is often associated with cows and is called the cosmic cow, her milk is identified with the drink Soma.
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  • Aditi
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  • अदिति
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  • Mother of gods
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  • Aditi (Sanskrit अदिति, limitless) is the Hindu goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future, and fertility. In one of the most mystic aspects, Aditi is divine wisdom. She is mentioned nearly 80 times in the Rigveda, which is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. They are counted among the four canonical sacred texts (śruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas.
  • Aditi is the daughter of Daksha and wife of the sage Kashyap, alongside many of her sisters; including Diti. She was the mother of the Adityas, including Surya, Agni, Indra and Varuna. She is a deity of creation and motherhood.
  • A sky Goddess and mother of the Gods in the Vedas, who gave birth to the heavenly bodies. She is associated with space and mystic speech. She can be seen as a feminine form of Brahma. She sometimes believed to be the wife of Kashyap and the two would several children such as Indra and Surya. Aditi is often associated with cows and is called the cosmic cow, her milk is identified with the drink Soma. She is also an earth goddess and gave birth to the 12 Adityas (sons of Aditi) which includes Varuna. She gave birth to one of the Avatars of Vishnu and is rumored to have given birth to Vishnu himself.
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