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>sanskrit
Like that of other ancient nations, Hindu astronomy is inseparable from mythology.
This particular mythology, however, continues to thrive as the basis of Hindu religion.
In a way, it can therefore be said that, among the Hindus, planetary worship is practiced to this day and not only in an indirect way.
Here I would like to remind you of that passage from the "Linga Purana" which admonishes that:
>"the worship of the planets should be pursued by good men."
Moreover, the reason behind this admonition is the warding-off of evil at times of planetary "harassment."
in these modern times, not many practicing Hindus are even aware of these words, and few, if any, among them actually practice planetary worship, is besides the point.
Like the gods of other nations, Vedic deities are known by more than one name or epithet as so, also, are the planets.
Thus, one of the names for the Sun in Sanskrit is "Arka".
But then we find that three related designations for the planet Saturn in the same language are "Arki"; "Arka-putra" and "Arkatanayah".
Both "Arka-putra" and "Arkatanayah" translate as "son of the Sun."
Arkaja, which means "sun-born" can also be applied to the planet Saturn as so, also, can "Arkanandana".
So, once again, we find the planet Saturn bearing a name which is shared by the Sun

also strictly speaking, Brahma was not a Vedic deity. He more properly belongs to that corpus of Hindu lore known as Brahmanic mythology.
He was proclaimed the first of the Devas, usually said to mean "gods," but which properly translates as "shining ones".
Here it should be noted that the Sanskrit adjective "brahmanya" means "relating [or belonging] to Brahma.
Brahmanyah, however, is yet another epithet of the planet Saturn.

tl;dr Poojeets are also Saturn worshippers.

>>507146820
>>507148451
We have already seen the Indic Brahma, known as the "father of gods and men," identified as Saturn through the name Brahmanyah.
In that respect, it is noteworthy that Brahma is considered to have been the first of the Devas, which term is understood as meaning "deities," but which, in effect, means the "shining ones," an apt term for heavenly bodies.
It is therefore telling that Brahma, too, was described as having originally been alone:
>"He hovers, alone, above everything."
An epithet, usually translated to mean "Lord of Creatures," by which Brahma was known is "Prajapati".
This is so true that, in the Vishnu Purana, Prajapati is given as an additional name for Brahma.
Like other Saturnian deities, Prajapati was also referred to as "the One God."
Prajapati's identity as Saturn does not solely rely on that of Brahma.
As the 11th century A.D. Arabian scholar, Al-Biruni, discovered during his travels in India, the Lord of Saturn is called Prajapati, pure and simple.
It should therefore not surprise us that, in distinction to Brahma, who was actually his own self, Prajapati was believed to have originally ruled alone.
This we find in the Satapatha Brahmana which, among other matters, states that "Prajapati alone, indeed, existed here in the beginning."