Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.368
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.368
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v1.c3.s21.368
Para Āṭnāra (‘descendant of Aṭnāra’) appears in the later Saṃhitās¹ and the Brāhmaṇas² as one of the ancient great kings who won sons by performing a particular sacrifice. In the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa³ he is styled Hiraṇyanābha, ‘descendant of Hiraṇyanābha,’ and in the Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra⁴ he is called Para Āhlāra Vaideha, a fact testifying to the close connexion of Kosala and Videha. A Yajña-gāthā, or ‘sacrificial verse,’ there⁵ cited mentions Hiraṇyanābha Kausalya in connexion with Para.