मित्र
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General information
One of the twelve सूर्यस् . The twelve सूर्यस् born to अदिति of कश्यपप्रजापति are विष्णु , शक्र , अर्यमा , धाता , त्वष्टा , पूषा , विवस्वान् , सविता , मित्र , वरुण , भग and अंश . (Chapter 15, Aṃśa 1, Viṣṇu Purāṇa)
मित्रावरुणस् are two देवतास् of great intimacy. They are always found together. If you pray to मित्रावरुणस् you will get plenty of rains. (Śūkta 2, Anuvāka 1, Maṇḍala 1, Ṛgveda)
See para 2 under अगस्त्य to understand the story of how मित्रावरुणस् became the father of अगस्त्य .
Other details
मित्र came and stood in the sky at the time of the birth of अर्जुन . [mh-1-122-66 ] .
मित्र was one among those sent by इन्द्र to fight against कृष्ण and अर्जुन at the time of the burning of the forest खाण्डव . [mh-1-226-36 ]
मित्र was a member of the इन्द्र सभा . [mh-2-7-21 ] .
He presented two पार्षदस् named सुव्रत and सत्यसन्ध to सुब्रह्मण्य . [mh-9-45-41 ]
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