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Aditya · God of Journeys and Nourishment

Pūṣan

पूषन्

About

Aditya presiding over journeys, roads, travelers, and nourishment. Guides souls to ancestors. Associated with cattle, protection, and meeting.

Attributes

JourneysNourishmentGuidanceCattle

Symbols

GoatsGolden spear
Vahana (Mount)
Goat-drawn chariot

Associated Mantras

Om Pūṣṇe namaḥ

Scriptures

Rigveda

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India (Vedic worship)

Iconography

Bearded, carries golden spear. Drives goats. Sometimes depicted without teeth.