Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.76

v1.c3.s12.76

Khela occurs in one passage of the Rigveda,¹ where Pischel² considers that a god, Vivasvant, is meant, and that races were run in his honour, explaining thus the phrase ājā khelasya, as ‘in the race of Khela.’ Roth³ thinks that a man is meant, and Sieg,⁴ following Sāyaṇa, sees in him a king whose Purohita was Agastya. See also Amśu.