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… ith Rāvaṇa. In later Purāṇic literature he is understood as Sūrya-Nārāyaṇa — the visible material form of Viṣṇu's preserving energy. Hanumān chose him as his own guru.

Indra, Agni, Varuṇa, Sūrya, Vāyu and the other Vedic devas were once celestial sovereigns; in the Purāṇic era they appear subordinate to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. Not a replacement …

… Vedic meters). In later Purāṇic literature integrated as **Sūrya-Nārāyaṇa** — the visible material form of Viṣṇu's preserving energy. The *Gāyatrī Mantra* addresses him as **Savit …