[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.s3.48 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.48 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.48 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.48) The ritual practices of the Bharatas are repeatedly mentioned in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa,¹⁷ the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,¹⁸ the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,¹⁹ and the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka.²⁰ Already in the Rigveda²¹ there is mention made of Agni Bhārata (‘of the Bharatas’). In the Āprī hymns²² occurs a goddess Bhāratī, the personified divine protective power of the Bharatas: her association in the hymns with Sarasvatī reflects the connexion of the Bharatas with the Sarasvatī in the Rigveda.⁹ Again, in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa²³ Agni is referred to as brāhmaṇa Bhārata, ‘priest of the Bharatas,’ and is invited to dispose of the offering Manuṣvat Bharatavat, ‘like Manu,’ ‘like Bharata.’²⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.47) - [Next: v2.c4.s3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.49) - [Up: v2.c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.48) · Pramāṇa