History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.473
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.473
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Creator (vide under 'brahman', God, 'Nāsadīyasūkta') in Ṛgveda dıfferent Gods (such as Indra, Mıtra, Prajāpati, Varuna) are referred to as creators of heaven and earth, 1491–93, Kausītaki Br. mentions Prajāpati as the creator and identifies him wiih Yajña, 1497, no name given to Cr. in Nāsadīya Sūkta, but Cr. is only mentioned as 'Tadekam' (that one) as in Upaniṣads 1490–91; Tai. S. names Prajāpati several times as creator of gods, *asuras*, people and as performing *tapas* for that purpose, 1493