Bhaga 100205 221404271 2008-06-24T10:41:15Z Cminard 6243595 Added reference pointer. [[Sanskrit]] '''''{{IAST|bhaga}}''''' is a term for "lord, patron", but also for "wealth, prosperity". The cognate term in [[Avestan]] and [[Old Persian]] is ''{{lang|peo-Latn|baga}}'', of uncertain meaning but used in a sense in which "lord, patron" might also apply.<!-- Uncertain: Since adjectives follow the noun, it might be an epithet of the preceding name, eg "Lord X". Alternatively, it might be part of a dvandvah compound, i.e. read as "X (and) Baga," which would imply Baga is a specific figure (cf. Ahura Mazda for various considerations). --> A Slavic cognate is ''{{lang|sla-Latn|bog}}'' "god". The semantics is similar to English ''[[lord]]'' (from ''[[:wikt:hlaford|hlaford]]'' "bread warden"), the idea being that it is part of the function of a chieftain or leader to distribute riches or spoils among his followers. The name Baghdad shares its origins with the Middle Persian baga (baga-data: "god given", modern persian: "Baghdad") Personified, '''{{IAST|Bhaga}}''' is one of the [[Aditya]]s, a god of [[wealth]] and [[marriage]] in [[Hinduism]]. [[Virabhadra]], a great powerful hero created by [[Shiva]], once blinded him. In the [[Rigveda]] Bhaga is the god who supervises the distribution of goods and destiny to each man corresponding to his merits. The word apparently, is cognative to "Bhagavan" and "Bhagya", terms used in several Indian languages to refer to God & destiny respectively. ==See also== *[[Bhagavan]] {{Rigveda}} {{Hindu Deities and Texts}} [[Category:Hindu gods]] [[Category:Adityas]] [[Category:Rigvedic deities]] [[Category:Sanskrit words and phrases]] {{Hindu-myth-stub}} [[cs:Bhaga]] [[ja:バガ]] [[pt:Bhaga]] [[zh:跋伽]]