§ 01Origins & Significance
Who is Aswins
Twin gods of medicine, health, dawn, and horsemanship. Sons of Surya. Known for their healing powers and timely assistance to those in distress. Always invoked as a pair.
§ 05Names & Epithets
Names by which the divine is addressed
Nāsatyā नासत्य
Truthful, not false
Daśra दश्र
Wonderful, miracle-working
Aśvinau अश्विनौ
The two horsemen
Vājī वाजी
Swift as a horse
§ 06Symbols & Attributes
What they hold
HealingMedicineDawnYouthHorsemanship
अ
Aśva
Horse, symbol of swiftness and vitality.
र
Ratha
Golden chariot drawn by horses or birds.
म
Madhu
Honey, representing healing sweetness.
प
Padma
Lotus, symbol of purity and dawn.
§ 07Iconography in Depth
Form, mudras, weapons & vahana
Two handsome youths on a golden chariot, often with lotuses. Depicted with hawk-like swiftness. Sometimes shown with a horse's head.
§ 09Mantras
Sacred utterances
Mūla Mantra
ॐ अश्विभ्यां नमः
Oṁ Aśvibhyāṁ namaḥ
Salutations to the Aśvins.
— Vedic tradition
Aśvin Sūkta
अश्विना यज्वरी रयिः
Aśvinā yajvarī rayiḥ
The Aśvins are the wealth of the sacrificer.
— Ṛgveda 1.34.1
§ 13Where Worshipped
Tīrthas & major shrines
Pan-India (Vedic worship)Ayurvedic tradition
§ 14Scriptures
Where to read further
Ṛgveda
Over 50 hymns dedicated to the Aśvins, praising their healing and rescue.
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Ayurveda
The Aśvins are revered as divine physicians in Ayurvedic tradition.
c. 600 BCE
§ 16Related Deities
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स
Father
Sūrya
सूर्य
उ
Sister (Dawn goddess)
Uṣas
उषस्
इ
Fellow deity, often invoked together
Indra
इन्द्र
स
Consort (in some traditions)
Sujya
सुज्या
उ
Consort (in some traditions)
Uṣā
उषा