A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s7.146

v1.c8.s7.146

*Vác*, speech, also forms the subject of many narratives, in which she is represented as the prototype of women. Thus we meet with her, for example, in the legend of the soma-theft, which frequently occurs in the Brâhmaṇas. The soma was in heaven, and Gâyatrī, in the form of a bird, fetched it down. But as she carried it away, it was stolen from her by a Gandharva. Now the gods took counsel together how they could get back the stolen soma.