Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.322
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.322
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v1.c3.s20.322
Nava-gva occurs in several passages of the Rigveda¹ as a man, an Aṅgiras in the highest degree (*Aṅgirastama*),² apparently being the type of the Navagvas,³ who appear as a mystic race of olden times, coupled with, and conceived probably as related to, the Aṅgirases. They are often associated with the Daśagvas.⁴