<Tr> <Th> Parents </Th> <Td> Saranyu and Vivasvan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Roman equivalent </Th> <Td> Dioscuri </Td> </Tr> <P> The Ashvins or Ashwini Kumaras (Sanskrit: अश्विन्, aśvin -, dual aśvinau), in Hindu mythology, are two Vedic gods, divine twin horsemen in the Rigveda, sons of Saranyu, a goddess of the clouds and wife of Surya in his form as Vivasvant . They symbolise the shining of sunrise and sunset, appearing in the sky before the dawn in a golden chariot, bringing treasures to men and averting misfortune and sickness . They are the doctors of gods and are devas of Ayurvedic medicine . They are represented as humans with the heads of horses . In the epic Mahabharata, King Pandu's wife Madri is granted a son by each Ashvin and bears the twins Nakula and Sahadeva who, along with the sons of Kunti, are known as the Pandavas . Their marriage is an example of polyandry in the Rigvedic period . </P> <P> They are also called Nasatya (dual nāsatyau "kind, helpful") in the Rigveda; later, Nasatya is the name of one twin, while the other is called Dasra ("enlightened giving"). By popular etymology, the name nāsatya is often incorrectly analysed as na + asatya "not untrue". </P>

Who are the two celesital doctors born to surya