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The Arctic Home in the Vedas c17.36

The Arctic Home in the Vedas c17.36

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c17.36

Dîrghatamas, the legend of, in the Mahâbhârata, 170; in the Ṛig-Veda, id; saved by Ashvins, 171; becoming decrepit in the tenth yuga, 171 f; means the sun disappearing after riding on aerial waters for ten months, 177, 178; a solar legend of Arctic origin, 178, 231, 256, 306, 319, 351.