Vedic Mythology c5.s1.t3.13

c5.s1.t3.13

§ 15. Savitṛ. — Savitṛ is celebrated in eleven whole hymns of the RV. and in parts of others, his name being mentioned about 170 times. Eight or nine of these are in the family books, while all but three of those to Sūrya are in the first and tenth. Savitṛ is preëminently a golden deity, nearly all his members and his equipment being described by that epithet. He is golden-eyed (1, 35⁸), golden-handed (1, 35⁹. ¹⁰), golden-tongued (6, 71³), all these epithets being peculiar to him. He has golden arms (6, 71¹· ⁵; 7, 45²), and is broad-handed (2, 38²) or beautiful-handed (3, 33⁶). He is also pleasant-tongued (6, 71⁴) or beautiful-tongued (3, 54¹¹), and is once called iron-jawed (6, 71⁴). He is yellow-haired (10, 139¹), an attribute of Agni and Indra also. He puts on a tawny garment (4, 53²). He has a golden car with a golden pole (1, 35²· ⁵), which is omniform (1, 35³), just as he himself assumes all forms (5, 81²). His car is drawn by two radiant steeds or by two or more brown, white-footed horses (1, 35²· ⁵; 7, 45¹).