Aryaman

Aryaman (Sanskrit अर्यमन् Aryaman, companion, the stranger, the Hospitable, Guest Treaty), in Hindu mythology, one of the Adityas, a descendant of the goddess Aditi. It is interpreted as a deified personification of hospitality towards gods and men. As such, it protects especially those who live outside of the Aryan community and is thus a foreign deity. He embodies the cohesion and specificity of the relationships within the clan. In addition, he is also considered the patron god of unrestricted traffic and trade. His father is Kashyapa and his mother is the goddess Aditi, which is why he is regarded as an important Aditya. In Brahmin time Aryaman regarded as sun-god, the god of desire and all striving for spiritual advancement.

In the Vedas it is usually called, together with the Adityas Varuna and Mitra. With two he makes an early Vedic gods triad. By Mitra in Vedic times the personification of the contract, he is so closely related that his name appears in the Rigveda as apposition to Mitra. He has independent meaning as a housekeeper and in particular as God and founder of the marriage.

His attributes are the club, two lotuses and prayer wheel.

In the post-Vedic literature he appears as ruler of the Pitris, the ancestors of the Rishis who guards the path of those who observe the religious rite. In the Bhagavata he occupies the position of the god of death, Yama for the period of 100 years. He dedicated the month of Madhava.