Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.98
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.98
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v1.c3.s1.98
Ātreya is the patronymic of a pupil of Māṇṭi in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad.¹ An Ātreya appears as a Purohita of Aṅga in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.² An Ātreya was regularly the priest in certain rites,³ and an Ātreyī occurs in an obscure passage in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.⁴
Linked texts (3)
- Aitareyabrāhmaṇa — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit
- Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit