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# 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](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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

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