Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.300
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.300
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v1.c3.s4.300
Ulūka is the ordinary word for ‘owl’ from the Rigveda¹ onwards. The bird was noted for its cry,² and was deemed the harbinger of ill-fortune (nairṛta).³ Owls were offered at the horse sacrifice to the forest trees,⁴ no doubt because they roosted there.