Aṃśa

Aṃśa · aṃśa, “the portion”

Aṃśa is one of the Twelve Ādityas. Sumantu names the thirty-three devas for Śatānīka, and in his list the Ādityas are Aryamā, Mitra, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Vivasvān, Savitā, Pūshā, Tvashṭā, Aṃśa, Atiteja, Vishṇu and Indra. Aṃśa is the ninth.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 125

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