[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) › v2.c4.73 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.73 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.73 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.73) Puro-dhā denotes the office of Purohita, ‘domestic priest.’ Its mention as early as the Atharvaveda,¹ and often later,² shows that the post was a fully recognized and usual one. - [Previous: v2.c4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.72) - [Next: v2.c4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.74) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.73) · Pramāṇa