History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.44

v6.c81.44

The word ‘priyavrata’ occurs only once in the Ṛgveda (in X. 150 3), is applied to gods and means ‘to whom the ordinances laid down by them are dear’ Prof Apte (p 472) criticizes people who explain the word as ‘whose laws we love’; but he names no one who does so Similarly, the word ‘puruvrata’ occurs once only in Ṛg IX 3 10, is applied to Soma and means ‘whose ordinances are many’. Both these words do not at all help Prof. Apte in his interpretation and are rather against his pet theory (of tracks of luminaries &c )