Tvashtr
| Tvashtr | |
|---|---|
The Heavenly Builder The Maker of Divine Implements Lord of the Womb | |
| Affiliation | Deva |
| Weapon | Metal Axe |
| Texts | Purusha Sukta, Mahabharata, Puranas |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Itihasa-Puranic: Kasyapa and Aditi |
| Consort | Rechana (daughter of Prahlada) |
| Children | Vedic: Saranyu, Visvarupa, Vritra and sometimes Indra and Brihaspati
Itihasa-Puranic: Sanjna, Trishiras and Vritra |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Hephaistos |
| Norse | Völund |
| Roman | Vulcanus |
| Slavic | Svarog |
Tvashtr (Sanskrit: त्वष्टृ, IAST: Tvaṣṭṛ) or Tvashta (Sanskrit: त्वष्टा, IAST: Tvaṣṭā) is a Vedic Hindu artisan god or fashioner. Tvashtr is sometimes identified with another artisan deity named Vishvakarma.
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