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presides over the yogic wisdom of this

earth.

Angirasa : A divine sage called by the name. The
term means the ‘essence of the word’.
The term is also used as an epithet for
Brihaspathi.

A

• njane-ya : A great hero in the Ra-ma-yan.a. He is a
  life-long celebate and a devotee of
  Ra-ma. He has his cosmic counterpart
  which manifests as one of the functions
  of the elemental of air.

Apsarasa-s : A class of nymphs. They are said to adorn
the court of Indra. Solar principles who
preside over the formation of the
droplets of water through solar energy.
The term means the flow of water.

Ardhana-rees’wara :The pair above sex. The divine androgyne.

Arun.a : Son of Vinata by Kas’yapa. Also see Garuda.

As’wa : Horse.

As’wins : The twin-Gods who preside over the pairs
in creation. The pair of divine horses
with wings. They are also described as
the divine healers and heralds of time.

Ayana-ms’a : The distance in degrees between the
vernal equinox and a fixed point which
forms a starting point of the zodiac
followed by certain school of
astrologers in India. It varies from year
to year with the precession of
equinoxes.

B

Bhagi

• ratha : A solar king. He brought Ganga from
  heaven to earth through his great