[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.s14.192 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.192 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.192 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s14.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.192) The legend is given in another form in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,⁴ where Cyavana is described as wedding Sukanyā, the daughter of Śaryāta. He is there called a Bhṛgu or Āṅgirasa, and is represented as having been rejuvenated by immersion in a pond—the first occurrence of a motive, later very common in Oriental literature. Another legend about Cyavana is apparently alluded to in an obscure hymn of the Rigveda,⁵ where he seems to be opposed to the Paktha prince Tūrvayāṇa, an Indra worshipper, while Cyavana seems to have been specially connected with the Aśvins. This explanation of the hymn, suggested by Pischel,⁶ is corroborated by the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa,⁷ which relates that Vidanvant, another son of Bhṛgu, supported Cyavana against Indra, who was angry with him for sacrificing to the Aśvins; it is also noteworthy that the Aśvins appear in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa⁸ as obtaining a share in the sacrifice on the suggestion of Sukanyā. But a reconciliation of Indra and Cyavana must have taken place, because the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa⁹ relates the inauguration of Śaryāta by Cyavana with the great Indra consecration (\*aindreṇa mahābhiṣekeṇa\*). In the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa¹⁰ Cyavana is mentioned as a seer of Sāmans or Chants. - [Previous: v1.c3.s14.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.191) - [Next: v1.c3.s14.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.193) - [Up: v1.c3.s14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.192) · Pramāṇa