Vedic Mythology c7.s7.5

c7.s7.5

Large trees, called *vanaspati*, 'lord of the forest', are a few times addressed as deities either in the plural (7, 34²³; 10, 64⁸) or the singular (1, 90⁸; Vāl. 6⁴), chiefly along with Waters and Mountains. Later texts refer to the adoration paid to large trees passed in marriage processions⁵ (cp. p. 134).