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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.614

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.614

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### [v1.c3.s18.614](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.614)

Devātithi Kāṇva (‘descendant of Kaṇva’) is mentioned in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa¹ as the seer of a Sāman (chant) by which he turned pumpkins into cows for himself and his son when they were starving in the desert, whither they had been driven by rivals. He is also the reputed author of a hymn of the Rigveda.²

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.8.4) — Sanskrit
- [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.pancavimsa) — Sanskrit

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