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TWASHTRIUDA VANA,
husband and wife for each other, even from the womb. He
develops the seminal germ in the womb, and is the shaper of
all forms, human and animal. He has generated a strong man,
a lover of the gods, a swift horse, and has created the whole
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world. As the $atapatha Brahmana expresses it, He has pro-
duced and nourishes a great variety of creatures ; all worlds (or
beings) are his, and are known to him ; he has given to heaven
and earth and to all things their forms. " He created Brahmanas-
pati above all creatures, and generated Agni along with heaven
and earth, the waters and the Bhngus. He is master of the
universe, the first-born protector and leader, and knows the
region of the gods. He is supplicated to nourish the worshipper
and protect his sacrifice. He is the bestower of blessings, and
is possessed of abundant wealth, and grants prosperity. He is
asked, like other gods, to take pleasure in the hymns of his
worshippers and to grant them riches. He is associated with
the JSibhus, and is represented as sometimes envying and some-
times admiring their skill He is represented as being occa-
sionally in a state of hostility with Indra, and he had a son
named Viswa-rupa (omniform) or Tri-siras, who had three heads,
six eyes, and three mouths, who was especially obnoxious to
Indra, and was slain by him. He had a daughter, Saranyu,
whom he married to Vivas wat, and she was the mother of the
Aswins, In the Puranas Twash/n is identified with Viswa-
karman, the artisan of the gods, and sometimes also with Praja-
pati One of the Adityas and one of the Eudras bear this name,
as also did a prince descended from Bharata.
UCHCHALff-SKAVAS. The model horse. The white
horse of Indra, produced at the churning of the ocean. It is
fed on ambrosia, and is held to be the king of horses.
UCHCHHISHrA. The remains of a sacrifice, to which
divine powers are ascribed by the .ffig-veda.
UDAYA-GIRI PAKVATA. The eastern mountain from
behind which the sun rises.
UDAYANA. i. A prince of the Lunar race, and son of Sahas-
ranlka, who is the hero of a popular story. He was king of
Vatsa, and is commonly called Vatsaraja. His capital was
KausambL Yasava-datta, princess of Ujjayinl, saw him in a
dream and fell in love with him. He was decoyed to that city,
and there kept in captivity by the king, ChawZasena ; but when