Vedic Mythology c6.s6.3

c6.s6.3

In one hymn Atri is said to have found the sun when it was hidden by the demon Svarbhānu and to have placed it in the sky (5, 40⁶· ⁸). But in the very next verse (9) this deed is attributed to the Atris collectively. The AV. also refers to Atri finding and placing the sun in the sky (AV. 13, 2⁴· ¹²· ³⁶). In the ŚB. Atri is a priest who dispelled darkness (4, 3, 4²¹), originated from Vāc (1, 4, 5¹³), and is even identical with her (14, 5, 2⁵).