[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.s19.118 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.118 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.118 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.118) (e) Incest was recognized in the marriage of brother and sister as appears from the legend of Yama and Yamī in the Rigveda,⁶² which clearly shows that such a marriage was not approved by the feeling of the Vedic age. There is also another hymn⁶³ in which reference to such intercourse appears to be made. Mention is further made in the Rigveda⁶⁴ to the wedlock of Prajāpati and his daughter, which is, however, interpreted mythologically in the Brāhmaṇas,⁶⁵ an interpretation which may be correct. That incest, however, actually did take place is clear from the Atharvaveda;⁶⁶ but even though the mythological interpretation of the passage were not justified, no conclusion could be drawn from the hymn as to the normal occurrence of such relations. - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.117) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.119) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.118) · Pramāṇa