Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.290
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.290
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v2.c4.s4.290
2. Marka is mentioned in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā¹ and elsewhere² as the Purohita, along with Śaṇḍa, of the Asuras, while Bṛhaspati is, of course, the Purohita of the gods. Marka is mentioned elsewhere also.³ The name may quite possibly have Iranian affinities, as believed by Hillebrandt⁴ and by Hopkins.⁵ Hillebrandt⁶ also sees in a Gṛdhra mentioned in the Rigveda⁷ and elsewhere⁸ a prototype of Marka.