Ashvins - Wikipedia Ashvins This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2016 ) Ashvins Gods of Shining of Sunrise and Sunset Averting Misfortune and Sickness Ashwini Kumaras Devanagari अश्विनौ Sanskrit transliteration aśvinau Mount Golden Chariot Parents Saranyu and Vivasvan Roman equivalent Dioscuri The Ashvins or Ashwini Kumaras ( Sanskrit : अश्विन्, aśvin -, dual aśvinau ), in Hindu mythology, are two Vedic gods, divine twin horsemen in the Rigveda, sons of Saranyu, a goddess of the clouds and wife of Surya in his form as Vivasvant. They symbolise the shining of sunrise and sunset, appearing in the sky before the dawn in a golden chariot, bringing treasures to men and averting misfortune and sickness. They are the doctors of gods and are devas of Ayurvedic medicine. They are represented as humans with the heads of horses. In the epic Mahabharata, King Pandu 's wife Madri is granted a son by each Ashvin and bears the twins Nakula and Sahadeva who, along with the sons of Kunti, are known as the Pandavas. Their marriage is an example of polyandry in the Rigvedic period. They are also called Nasatya ( dual nāsatyau `` kind, helpful '' ) in the Rigveda ; later, Nasatya is the name of one twin, while the other is called Dasra ( `` enlightened giving '' ). By popular etymology, the name nāsatya is often incorrectly analysed as na + asatya `` not untrue ''. Contents 1 Origins 2 In Hindu sacred texts 3 See also 4 References Origins The Ashvins are derived from the Proto - Indo - European horse twins. Their cognates in other Indo - European mythologies include the Baltic Ašvieniai, the Greek Castor and Polydeuces, the Roman Castor and Pollux, the English Hengist and Horsa, and the Welsh Bran and Manawydan. In Hindu sacred Texts The Ashvins are mentioned 376 times in the Rigveda, with 57 hymns specifically dedicated to them : 1.3, 1.22, 1.34, 1.46 - 47, 1.112, 1.116 - 120 ( c.f. Vishpala ), 1.157 - 158, 1.180 - 184, 2.20, 3.58, 4.43 - 45, 5.73 - 78, 6.62 - 63, 7.67 - 74, 8.5, 8.8 - 10, 8.22, 8.26, 8.35, 8.57, 8.73, 8.85 - 87, 10.24, 10.39 - 41, 10.143. The Nasatya twins are invoked in a treaty between Suppiluliuma and Shattiwaza, kings of the Hittites and the Mitanni respectively. Indian holy books like the Mahabharata and the Puranas, relate that the Ashwini Kumar brothers, the twins, who were Raj a-Vaidya ( Royal Physicians ) to Devas during Vedic times, first prepared the Chyawanprash formulation for Chyawan Rishi at his Ashram on Dhosi Hill near Narnaul, Haryana, India, hence the name Chyawanprash. See also Ashvini, an asterism in Indian astronomy Dhanvantari Ashva Castor and Pollux Thirty - three gods Aditya Rudras Vasu Indra Prajapati Zorya References ^ Jump up to : Mallory, J.P ; Adams, D.Q. ( 2006 ). The Oxford Introduction to Proto - Indo - European and the Proto - Indo - European World. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press. p. 432. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 929668 - 2. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ West, Martin Litchfield ( 2007 ). Indo - European Poetry and Myth. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press. pp. 85 -- 91. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 928075 - 9. Jump up ^ Puhvel, Jaan ( 1987 ). Comparative Mythology. Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 58 -- 61. ISBN 0 - 8018 - 3938 - 6. Jump up ^ KBo 1 1. Gary M. Beckman ( Jan 1, 1999 ). Hittite Diplomatic Texts. Scholars Press. p. 53... Excerpt http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/ranghaya/suppiluliuma_shattiwaza_treaty.htm Jump up ^ Healthepic.com Jump up ^ Panda, H ; Handbook On Ayurvedic Medicines With Formulae, Processes And Their Uses, 2004, p10 ISBN 978 - 81 - 86623 - 63 - 3 Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend ( ISBN 0 - 500 - 51088 - 1 ) by Anna L. Dallapiccola Bibliography Parva, Paushya. `` SECTION III ( Paushya Parva ''. Sacred Texts. pp. 32 -- 33. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 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Question: who are the two celesital doctors born to surya
Answer: The Ashvins or Ashwini Kumaras