[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.s21.775 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.775 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.775 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.775](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.775) 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 - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.774](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.774) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.776](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.776) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.775](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.775) · Pramāṇa