[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s12.464 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.464 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.464 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.463) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.465](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.465) - [Up: v1.c3.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.464) · Pramāṇa