[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) › c5.146 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.146 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.146 - **Language:** English ### [c5.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.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. - [Previous: c5.145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.145) - [Next: c5.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.147) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.146) · Pramāṇa