अश्विनीसुत

{ aśvinīsuta }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

AŚVINĪSUTA   A son born to Sūrya of the wife of Sutapas. There is this story about it in [Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa] . Once when the wife of Sutapas was on a pilgrimage Sūrya happened to see her. The beautiful and venerable lady refused to accede to the desire of Sūrya and so the latter used force and took her. They had a son who was named Aśvinīsuta. On her return after the pilgrimage with her son she explained all that happened and the sage sent both of them out. Sūrya taught his son Aśvinīsuta astrology and made him a master in that science. Knowing that, Sutapas cursed him and said he would turn to be one very diseased. Later the sage amended his curse and added that he would be free from disease if he worshipped the sun.

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

अश्विनीसुत n.  सुतपस् भारद्वाज का पुत्र । सुतपस् की पत्नी जब तीर्थयात्रा कर रही थी, तब बलात्कार द्वारा सूर्य से उसे अश्विनीसुत नामक सुन्दर पुत्र हुआ । घर आ कर, यह बात उसने पति को बताई । तब उसने इन दोनों का त्याग किया । वह स्त्री गोदावरी नदी बनी । सूर्य ने इसे मंत्रतंत्र तथा ज्योतिष पढाया, अतः यह ज्योतिषी बना । परंतु आगे सुतपस् ने इन दोनों को शाप दिया की, तुम रोगी तथा यज्ञभागरहित बनोगे । आगे चल कर, सूर्य की स्तुति करने पर यह रोगरहित तथा यज्ञ में भाग प्राप्त करनेवाला हुआ [ब्रह्मवै.१.१०-११] । अश्विनीकुमारों से यह कथा मिलती जुलती है ।

Shabda-Sagara

अश्विनीसुत  m.  du. ( -तौ) The twin sons of ASWINI by SURYA.
E. अश्विनी and सुत a son.

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