[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.s12.76 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.76 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.76 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.75) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.77) - [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.s12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.76) · Pramāṇa