History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.239

v7.c91.239

¹⁶⁰⁹ त इद्देवानां सधमाद आसन्नृतावानः कवयः पूर्व्यासः। गूळ्हं ज्योतिः पितरोऽन्वविन्दन्सत्यमन्त्रा अजनयन्नुषासम्॥ ऋ VII 76 4. Aṅgirases are spoken of as Pitṛs in Ṛg X 14 6 (अङ्गिरसो नः पितरो नवग्वा) and in Ṛg V. 40 9 Atris are said to have found out the Sun afflicted with darkness by Svarbhānu, an Asura and no one else was able to do so (य वै सूर्यं स्वर्भानुस्तमसाविध्यदासुरः। अत्रयस्तमन्वविन्दन्न ह्यन्ये अशक्नुवन्॥) This last is a reference to a total eclipse of the Sun, on the occurrence of which the Atris probably assured frightened people that the sun would shine forth in a short time.