Ashwini Kumaras

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The Ashwini Kumaras are the twin Vedic deities of medicine and healing in Hindu mythology, known as divine physicians and bringers of health and vitality.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ashvini Kumaras 4
Ashwini Kumaras canonical 3
Ashwini 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu gods ⓘ
Vedic deities ⓘ
divine physicians ⓘ
twin deities ⓘ
associatedWith Ashvini Nakshatra ⓘ
Ayurveda ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
Vedic hymns ⓘ
linked to: Rigveda

chastity tests of maidens ⓘ
dawn ⓘ
longevity ⓘ
marriage boons ⓘ
youth ⓘ
celestialClass devas ⓘ
domain healing ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
epithet Ashvins ⓘ
function curing diseases ⓘ
granting offspring ⓘ
restoring sight ⓘ
restoring youth ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
knownFor miraculous cures ⓘ
swift help to devotees ⓘ
member Dasra ⓘ
Nasatya ⓘ
linked to: Nasatyas
mentionedIn Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
mythologicalCulture Indian ⓘ
numberOfMembers 2 ⓘ
parent Sanjna ⓘ
Surya ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residence Svarga ⓘ
role bringers of health ⓘ
bringers of vitality ⓘ
physicians of the gods ⓘ
symbol chariot ⓘ
horses ⓘ
timeOfActivity early dawn ⓘ
typeOfHealing physical healing ⓘ
spiritual healing ⓘ
vehicle golden chariot ⓘ
horses ⓘ
worshippedBy Vedic Aryans ⓘ
worshipTradition Hindu worship ⓘ
Vedic ritual ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashvins → alsoCalled → Ashwini Kumaras ⓘ
Nakula → father → Ashvini Kumaras ⓘ
linked to: Ashwini Kumaras
Nakula → associatedWith → Ashvini Kumaras ⓘ
linked to: Ashwini Kumaras
Nakshatras → systemIncludes → Ashwini ⓘ
linked to: Ashwini Kumaras
Shani → sibling → Ashwini Kumaras ⓘ
Nakula and Sahadeva → divineFathers → Ashvini Kumaras ⓘ
linked to: Ashwini Kumaras
Ashvinau → hasOtherName → Ashwini Kumaras ⓘ
Tantripala → divineFather → Ashvini Kumaras ⓘ
linked to: Ashwini Kumaras