Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.411

v1.c3.s11.411

2. Kirāta.—In the story of Asamāti there appear, as the two priests who are opposed to the Gaupāyanas, Kirāta and Akuli according to the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa,¹ or Kilāta and Ākuli according to the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.² No doubt the name is chosen, not as that of a historic person, but as a suitable designation of a hostile priest; for it is probably identical with the name of the mountaineers described in the preceding article.