[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1254 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1254 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1254 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1254) were his first ayana or place of motion. The name is found for the first time in the Satapatha Brāhmana. The name as commonly used applies to Vishnu, and is that under which he was first worshipped. - [Previous: c5.1253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1253) - [Next: c5.1255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1255) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1254) · Pramāṇa