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Sanskrit '''' is a term for "lord, patron", but also for "wealth, prosperity". The cognate term in Old Persian, ''baga'', means "god", also cognate is Slavic ''bog'' "god". The semantics is similar to English ''lord'' (from '' "bread warden"), the idea being that it is part of the function of a chieftain or leader to distribute riches or spoils among his followers.
Personified, '' is one of the Adityas, a god of wealth and marriage in Hinduism. Virabhadra, a great powerful hero created by Shiva, once blinded him. In the Rigveda Bhaga is the god who supervises the distribution of goods and destiny to each man corresponding to his merits.

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