A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.146

c5.146

ĀSANGA. Author of some verses in the *Rig-veda*. He was son of Playoga, but was changed into a woman by the curse of the gods. He recovered his male form by repentance and the favour of the Rishi Medhātithi, to whom he gave abundant wealth, and addressed the verses preserved in the Veda.