Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.759
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.759
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v1.c3.s18.759
Dvāra-pa, ‘door-keeper,’ is only found in a metaphorical sense in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa (i. 30), where Viṣṇu is called the ‘doorkeeper’ of the gods, and in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (iii. 13, 6).
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- Chāndogyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Aitareyabrāhmaṇa — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit