The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c19.s2.59
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c19.s2.59
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Other names of Apsarases are given in the later Saṁhitās: the Atharvaveda¹ mentions Ugrajit, Ugrampaçyā, and Rāṣṭrabhṛt, and the Yajurveda² names among many others Menakā and Urvaçī. The Çatapatha Brāhmaṇa³ mentions also a nymph, who is famous in later story, Çakuntalā, as the mother of the king Bharata.
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- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit