Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.541

v1.c3.541

Ayāsya Āṅgirasa.—This sage appears to be mentioned in two passages of the Rigveda,¹ and the Anukramaṇī ascribes to him several hymns of the Rigveda (ix. 44-46; x. 67; 68). In the Brāhmaṇa tradition he was Udgātṛ at the Rājasūya or Royal Inauguration Sacrifice, at which Śunaḥśepa was to have been slain, and his Udgītha (Sāmaveda chant) is referred to elsewhere.³ He is also referred to several times as a ritual authority.⁴ In the Vamśas, or Genealogies of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad,⁵ he is named as the pupil of Ābhūti Tvaṣṭra.