Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.464
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.464
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v1.c3.s12.464
Gauri-vīti Śāktya (‘descendant of Śakti’) or Gaurīviti, as the name is also spelt,¹ is the Ṛṣi, or Seer, of a hymn of the Rigveda,² and is frequently mentioned in the Brāhmaṇas.³ According to the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa,⁴ he was Prastotṛ at the Sattra, or sacrificial session, celebrated by the Vibhindukīyas and mentioned in that Brāhmaṇa.