Pūşhan is one of the Ādityās. He nourishes both the yajamāna and the Earth. Though the home of all the Gods is high above, ūrdhvam āyatanam, yet their main station or field of action differs. Thus the abode of Indra, Lord of the Divine Mind, is the Mind Station, Svar. Agni is stationed on Earth. The Maruts belong to the mid-region, the Life-world. Similarly the other Gods preside over their respective places and carry on their activities. Pūşhan belongs to the third station; still his station is taken as the Earth because he is the lord of mother Earth, supports and nourishes her. When he nourishes by his Āditya power the outer Earth-field, physical Matter, and the inner physical consciousness and is himself nourished and manifest, then comes Uşha, the Deity of the Dawn of higher Consciousness. And when the Ashvins espouse Uşha, he adopts these health-givers who effect increasing nourishment as parents (10.85.14).Nourished thus, Pūşhan Āditya showers the bounty of Indra and becomes his brother (6.55.5). Ultimately he becomes the brother of Earth and the space (divided into quarters) (6.58.4).

Even after the slaying of Vŗtra, the demons or Panisobstruct the path of the sacrificer, steal or cover the knowledge (cows); other haters of the Gods harass the devotee in his upward course, directly or indirectly, by robbing him of his wealth-Rays, veiling the path, showing wrong directions etc. It is here that the work of Pūşhan is specially seen. The traffickings of the Paņi and the like do not affect God Pūşhan. He is the lord of the Paths pathaspati. He does not lose cattle. Pūşhan aids in the effort of the sacrificer to reach the sun-world, even while living (6.53.3, 6.53.5, 6.56.5).

Pūşhan nourishes the sacrificer as well as the Earth. He is the progeny of Āditya as Indra who showers the wealth of knowledge, light, strength; elder to Uşha, he protects the Earth; brother of Indra, master of the route of the sacrificer, he guards the path, searches out the sacrificer, urges his effort (10.17.3).