History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t4.4

v5.c74.t4.4

Raghunandana in his Puruṣottama-tattva quotes a verse¹⁵⁷² (which as printed is corrupt) from the Ṛgveda that from the context appears to be addressed to some evil spirit (*alakṣmī*) and means 'O evil spirit with a wicked looking chin (or that art difficult to be killed)! Have recourse to that far-off wood in the sea, that has no connection with human beings and go to distant lands with it'. Then he states that the Atharvaveda has a similar verse. Probably following Sāyaṇa's interpretation, Raghunandana connects this Ṛgveda verse with Puruṣottama, the image of which is made of wood.