Vedic Mythology c5.s2.t4.4

c5.s2.t4.4

His physical features in the RV. are the following. He has a hand (2, 33⁷ &c.), arms (2, 33³; VS. 16, 1), and firm limbs (2, 33¹¹). He has beautiful lips (2, 33⁵) and (like Pūṣan) wears braided hair (1, 114¹· ⁵). His colour is brown (*babhru*: 2, 33⁵ &c.). His shape is dazzling (1, 114⁵), and he is multiform (2, 33⁹). He shines like the brilliant sun, like gold (1, 43⁵). He is arrayed with golden ornaments (2, 33⁹) and wears a glorious multiform necklace¹ (*niṣka*: 2, 33¹⁰). He sits on a car-seat (2, 33⁴). The later Saṁhitās (especially VS. 16) add a number of other traits. He is thousand-eyed (AV. 11, 2²· ⁷, VS. 16, 7). He has a belly, a mouth, a tongue, and teeth (AV. 11, 2⁶). His belly is black and his back red (AV. 15, 1⁷· ⁸). He is blue-necked (VS. 16, 7) and blue-tufted (AV. 2, 27⁶). He is copper-coloured and red (VS. 16, 7). He is clothed in a skin (VS. 3, 61; 16, 51) and dwells in mountains (VS. 16, 2—4).