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Jyotiṣka doorkeepers

ज्योतिष्क द्वारपाल

Two gods of the luminaries, at the west gate of the silver wall.

The Jyotiṣka are the sun, moon, planets and stars — the gods who move. They keep the western gate, where the light goes.

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समयं गोयम! मा पमायए

Do not be heedless, Gautama, for even a single samaya.

Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 10