Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.155
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.155
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v1.c3.s16.155
Jarūtha, mentioned in three passages of the Rigveda,¹ appears to denote a demon defeated by Agni.² Ludwig, however, followed by Griffith,³ sees in him a foe slain in a battle in which Vasiṣṭha, the traditional author of the seventh Maṇḍala of the Rigveda, was Purohita, or domestic priest.