Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.203

v2.c4.s9.203

Sapta Sūryāḥ, the ‘seven suns’ referred to in the Saṃhitās,¹ are named in the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka² as Āroga, Bhrāja, Paṭara, Pataṅga, Svarṇara, Jyotiṣīmant, and Vibhāsa, but these occur very rarely even later.³ Weber at one time⁴ thought that the seven planets (see Graha) were meant by the phrase, but later he abandoned the idea.⁵ Probably the ‘seven rays’ of the Rigveda⁶ are meant.