[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.1319 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1319 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.1319 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1319](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1319) DVĀDAŚĀDITYA (S). The twelve sons born to Kaśyapa by his wife Aditi are called Dvādaśādityas (Twelve Ādityas) The word Āditya means ‘born of Aditi’. As it occurs in Agni Purāṇa (Ch. 51) a table, showing the names of the twelve Ādityas and the sign of the Zodiac over which each Āditya predominates and the colour of it, is given below. - [Previous: c5.1318](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1318) - [Next: c5.1320](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1320) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.51) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1319](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.1319) · Pramāṇa