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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.236

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.236

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### [v2.c4.s3.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.236)

Bhṛgavaṇa is found in one passage of the Rigveda¹ apparently² as a name of a man who is called Śobha. Ludwig,³ however, thinks that his name was Ghoṣa. Elsewhere the word appears as an epithet of Agni, doubtless in allusion to his cult by the Bhṛgus.

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