“A Note on ‘Satāmanam Bhavatu’” examines a common Vedic benediction that wishes someone a hundred autumns of life. The phrase appears in the Ṛgveda and later ritual texts and is often invoked during…
April 1979 to January 1980Vol. 8 · No. 1-4pp. 75–79
C. L. Prabhakar’s article examines the Vedic deity Mitra, tracing his portrayal in the Ṛg‑Veda, Sāmaveda and Yajurveda and comparing him to related figures in Indo‑Iranian and Avestan mythologies.…