Basic Description:   Aryaman, or chivalry, is one of the twelve Adityas.  He is the second sovereign principle of this world, the quality of being a gentleman and the virtues it implies.  The main function of Aryaman is the maintenance of an aristocratic society and its high code of honor.  He governs marriage contracts and the laws of hospitality, the rules of chivalry, the maintenance of tradition, custom, and religion.  He protects the freedom of the roads and presides over matrimonial alliances, bringing men together as fathers-in-law, sons-in-law, and brothers-in-law.  Aryaman protects the family and tribal heirlooms and possessions and maintains the standards of dignified living.  Master of the Aryan rites, Aryaman regulates the performance of rituals from the outward, or the social, point of view.  His father is Atri the Devourer and his mother is Anasuya (Without Spite).  Aryaman is lord of yearning and striving for spiritual progress.