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Shiva Purana

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मारीचात्कश्यपाज्जातास्तेऽदित्यां दक्षकन्यया॥ तत्र विष्णुश्च शक्रश्च जज्ञाते पुनरेव हि ॥ ६ ॥

They were born to Maricha and Kasyapa by Aditi the daughter of Daksha There Vishnu and Indra were born again.

english translation

अर्यमा चैव धाता च त्वष्टा पूषा तथैव च ॥ विवस्वान्सविता चैव मित्रावरुण एव च ॥ ७ ॥

Aryama, Dhāta, Tvaṣṭā and Pūṣā are also mentioned. Vivasvan the sun Mitra and Varuna.

english translation

अंशो भगश्चातितेजा आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः ॥ पूर्वमासन्ये तुषितास्सुराः ॥ ८ ॥

Ansha and Bhaga are the twelve most brilliant suns. The gods were satisfied with the former seat.

english translation

पुरैव तस्यांतरे तु आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः ॥ इति प्रोक्तानि क्रमशोऽदित्यपत्यानि शौनक ॥ ९ ॥

In the past, the twelve suns were mentioned in the interval. O Śaunaka I have thus described the sons of the sun in order.

english translation

सप्तविंशति याः प्रोक्तास्सोमपत्न्योऽथ सुव्रताः॥ तासामपत्यान्यभवन्दीप्तयोऽमिततेजसः ॥ १०॥

Dīptis of immeasurable splendour became the children of the twenty-seven women of sacred rites and the wives of Soma.

english translation