Dazhbog and Zhiva revived the world after the Flood. After the transformation of the World, Dazhbog himself changed. Everything that connected Dazhbog with the world below disappeared along with the world itself. His spirit merged with the Spirit of the Most High. And Dazhbog became indistinguishable from the Almighty. “Dazhbog separated Reality from Navi. He became the God of Rule and Reveal" (The Book of Kolyada, 12th century).
Lada united Dazhbog and Zhiva in marriage, in which Zlata Maya, the Great Mother of the World, was reborn.
Like a tall oak rose on a steep hill, Its roots are damask, its branches are all crystal, its acorns are gilded, and its crown is all pearl. On its branches birds sing a song, in the middle bees build nests. How under that tall oak tree Zhiva and Dazhbog sit, Zhiva and Dazhbog sit and talk... “Book Kolyada", XII century
In the spring, on the day of Dazhbog, people rejoiced that Dazhbog rejected Marena and became engaged to Zhivaya. This meant the end of Winter, the beginning of Spring and Summer. At this time, Dazhbog was glorified in Vedic temples and in plowed fields.
“We praise Dazhbog. May He be our patron and protector from Kolyada to Kolyada! And the patron of fruits in the fields. He gives grass to our cattle all the days. And the cows multiply, and the grains multiply in the granaries. And He does not allow the honey to harden. He is the God of Light. Glory to Svarozhich, who renounces Winter and flows towards Summer. And to Him we sing glory in the fields, for He is our Father.”
“The Book of Veles”, Roofs, 2:1
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru