Prasava

Japanese: prasava
Prasava

…He is said to hold out his golden hands and illuminate the entire universe with rays of light, and is sometimes identified with the more concrete sun god Surya. His power to inspire and encourage, which emanates like rays of light, is called prasava, and it is said that the gods also received this power when they were faced with difficult tasks. The Gayatri Hymn, which later came to be regarded as the essence of the Rig Veda, is a verse that sings of the auspicious light of this god. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "prasava" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…黄金の両手をさしのべ,光線で全宇宙を照らすとされ,より具体的な太陽神スーリヤと同一視される場合もある。彼の,光線のように発せられる〈鼓舞・激励〉する力はプラサバprasavaと呼ばれ,神々も難事をなすときはこれを受けて行ったとされる。なお,後世《リグ・ベーダ》の精髄として神聖視されるようになった《ガーヤトリー賛歌》はこの神の〈めでたき光明〉を歌った一詩節である。…

※「prasava」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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