Vedic Mythology c6.s8.1

c6.s8.1

This warlike hero belonging to the Indra myth is mentioned nearly forty times in the RV. The name occurs only once in the plural as a designation of a family of singers who address a hymn to Indra (7, 25⁵). Kutsa is four times called by the patronymic Ārjuneya, son of Arjuna (1, 112²³ &c.). Mention is made of a son of his, whom Indra aided in fight against a Dasyu (10, 105¹¹). Kutsa is young and brilliant (1, 63³). He is a seer, who called upon Indra for aid when plunged in a pit (1, 106⁶). Kutsa rides on the same car as Indra (4, 16¹¹; 5, 29⁹), who wafts him (5, 31⁸; 8, 1¹¹) or takes him as his charioteer (2, 19⁶; 6, 20⁵). Kutsa is similar to Indra (4, 16¹⁰) and is even invoked with him in a dual compound as *Indrākutsā*, the pair being besought to come on their car (5, 31⁹).