Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.791

v1.c3.s11.791

2. Kṛṣṇa appears as the name of a seer in one hymn of the Rigveda.¹ Tradition assigns to him or to Viśvaka, son of Kṛṣṇa (Kārṣṇi), the authorship of the following hymn.² The word Kṛṣṇiya may be a patronymic³ formed from the same name in two other hymns of the Rigveda,⁴ where the Aśvins are said to have restored Viṣṇāpū to Viśvaka Kṛṣṇiya. In that case Kṛṣṇa would seem to be the grandfather of Viṣṇāpū. This Kṛṣṇa may be identical with Kṛṣṇa Āṅgirasa mentioned in the Kausītaki Brāhmaṇa.⁵