over procreation and protector of life and the 33rd is an all powerful supreme ruler. The 31 are: • Twelve Ādityas (personified deities)   – Mitra , Aryaman , Bhaga , Varuṇa , Dakṣa , Aṃśa , Tvāṣṭṛ , Pūṣan , Vivasvat , Savitṛ , Śakra , Viṣṇu . This list