Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.775
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.775
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1. Pāyu, meaning ‘guard,’ ‘protector,’ occurs several times in the Rigveda.¹ 2. Pāyu is found in the Rigveda¹ as the name of a poet, a Bhāradvāja. In the Bṛhaddevatā² he is credited with assisting Abhyāvartin Cāyamāna and Prastoka Sārñjaya by consecrating their weapons with a hymn.³