The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c36.s1.11

v2.c36.s1.11

In the overwhelming majority of cases the person invoked is not an individual, but the whole body of the Fathers as such : nevertheless in occasional instances an individual ancestor may be invoked, like Kaṇva or Kakṣīvant, or a specific group such as the Vasiṣṭhas.⁶ Men too occasionally appear among the gods with divine attributes, such as Kutsa who is invoked along with Indra.⁷ Other men may here and there be placed in this position : the name, Udalākāçyapa, of a spirit invoked at the plough festival, does not look very divine or demoniac, but that is a mere speculation.⁸