Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.115
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.115
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v1.c3.s12.115
2. Gaya Plāta (‘son of Plati’) is referred to in the Rigveda,¹ two hymns of which he clearly claims to have composed, and which are attributed to him in the Sarvānukramaṇī and the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.² In the Atharvaveda³ he appears with Asita and Kaśyapa as a half-mythical magician.⁴