Svarbhānu (Sanskrit: स्वर्भानु, lit. 'Splendour of Radiance') is an asura traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses and lunar eclipses in Vedic mythology. The name is also used as an attribute of the asuras Rahu and Ketu in Puranic mythology, who are also connected to the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse.
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Svarbhānu in the context of Nahusha
Nahusha (Sanskrit: नहुष, IAST: Nahuṣa) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar dynasty) in Hindu Puranas and Mahabharata. He is described to be the son of Āyus, the eldest son of Pururavas, and Prabha, the daughter of Svarbhānu.
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