One of this god's sons was kept a secret by enclosing him in a box and sending him down the Asva River, but he was pulled out by Adhiratha who raised him with his wife Radha. That son was born when Kunti summoned this god using a mantra of Durvasa, only to discover that she'd obliged herself to have a virgin birth. This god's wife escaped him by creating a shadow of herself named Chaya, which bore him children like Tapati. When he found that Chaya was not his true wife, this god took the form of a stallion and seduced h
One of this god's sons was kept a secret by enclosing him in a box and sending him down the Asva River, but he was pulled out by Adhiratha who raised him with his wife Radha. That son was born when Kunti summoned this god using a mantra of Durvasa, only to discover that she'd obliged herself to have a virgin birth. This god's wife escaped him by creating a shadow of herself named Chaya, which bore him children like Tapati. When he found that Chaya was not his true wife, this god took the form of a stallion and seduced his wife in the forest to produce Nasatya and Dasra, also known as the Aswin twins. This god is commonly cited as a member of the first Vedic triad along with Indra and Agni, and he's often depicted with seven horses and Aruna, who drives his one-wheeled chariot. FTP, name this ancient Hindu god of the sun.
One of this god's sons was kept a secret by enclosing him in a box and sending him down the Asva River, but he was pulled out by Adhiratha who raised him with his wife Radha.
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