Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s10.49

v1.c3.s10.49

Aulāna is a word occurring in a single passage of the Rigveda,¹ where it may possibly be a patronymic of Śamtanu as a ‘descendant of Ula.’ Ludwig,² however, conjectures that the reading should be ‘Kaulāna.’ Sieg³ regards Aulāna as a later descendant⁴ of Śamtanu, who utilized the story of Devāpi’s rain-making as an introduction to his rain hymn.