Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.605
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.605
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Arcanānas.—In one passage of the Rigveda¹ the gods Mitra-Varuṇa are besought to protect Arcanānas. He is also invoked with Śyāvāśva and several other ancestors enumerated in the Atharvaveda.² He appears as father of Śyāvāśva in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.³ The later tradition makes him play a part in the legend of his son’s wedding, which Sieg⁴ endeavours to show is known to the Rigveda.