[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.s4.290 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.290 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.290 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.290](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.289](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.289) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.291](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.291) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.290](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.290) · Pramāṇa