Rājña and Sausha
Rājña and Sausha · rājña, sausha, “the shining one and the one who goes in secret”
Rājña and Sausha are the two very strong doorkeepers of Sūryaloka, the world of Bhagavān Sūrya. In the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, Rājña is the avatāra of Kārttikeya and Sausha the avatāra of Bhagavān Śiva. They are always named together.
Their door
Brahmādeva tells the ṛshis of the devatās who stand in the directions along with Dindi. Rājña and Sausha stand at the first door, resting on dharma and artha. In the recounting of those who serve Bhagavān Sūrya they are named after the two Aśvins and after Daṇḍanāyaka and Piṅgala, and before Revata, Dindi and eighteen others.
Sāmba also hears of Rāja and Śrosha at the doors of the house of Bhagavān Sūrya, among the many-coloured Kalmāsha birds that guard at two doors.
Their names
Rājña is from the dhātu rāj, to shine, with the suffix na. Because Kārttikeya as chief of the army of the suras is always shining, he is called Rājña.
Sausha is from the dhātu sṛ, to go, with the suffix sa. He goes about secretly in his turn, and therefore he is called Sausha.
In the temple
In the mandira of Bhagavān Sūrya, Rājña and Sausha are installed in the second kakshā (enclosure).
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 76, 124, 130
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 76, 124, 130