The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c20.s2.6

v1.c20.s2.6

In the Rigveda Tvaṣṭṛ is normally mentioned along with gods of similar character, such as Savitṛ, Dhātṛ, Prajāpati, and, less naturally, Pūṣan. With Savitṛ he is twice³ indeed, it seems, identified in the phrase ‘god Tvaṣṭṛ, the stimulator, omniform,’ and the identification with Savitṛ and Prajāpati is asserted in the Kauçika Sūtra.⁴ In the ritual⁵ his most prominent feature is his combination with the divine ladies, who seem to be the wives of the gods, presumably because of his connexion with generation. We hear also of his daughters who cure Indra’s ophthalmic sleeplessness, and evoke him from a cow in which he takes refuge from Vṛtra, thus becoming his mothers.⁶