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[2. The river 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 in the 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测墨-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, (c): 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 and 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补]

In the 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测墨蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补 has been mentioned only in a few mantras. In one mantra,^[1] he is referred to as 鈥槼�腻谤补蝉惫补迟补鈥� which, according to 惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补, means 蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟补驳谤补丑补 or a set of oblation.

While establishing 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补鈥檚 relation with 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, he states鈥�

abhi峁�ecan墨ye 蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟墨n膩m ap膩m grahaham eva 蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟墨 驳谤补丑补岣� 蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟补峁� 驳谤补丑补峁� g峁沨n膩t墨ti tatra mn膩n膩t.^[2]

Thus, it is understood that 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补 is the waters of the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 river. Graha means the 鈥榮et of offering鈥� or the 鈥榗up of the soma.鈥�^[3] The sarasvatagraha would naturally mean a set of offering or a cup of the soma, made of waters of the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨. Waters of the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 river are thus, to be conceived as a unique source of strength like the soma.

In another mantra^[4] this word is used in the objective case as鈥�蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟补尘, which 惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补 explains as:

蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟补峁� sarasvat墨 sambandhi 惫墨谤测补尘 蝉腻尘补谤迟丑测补峁�/
aindram indrasambandhi bala^[5]

Here, 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补 denotes the vigour of 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 through which Indra also gains his strength. Again, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is regarded as divine physician who cured and provided Indra with strength by 痴腻办. 痴腻办 has been identified with waters,^[6] and, thus, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨鈥檚 痴腻办 would imply waters of the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 river denoted here by the term 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补. Thus, in the capacity of a goddess, 痴腻办 is 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨鈥檚 controlling power. Again, in the capacity of river, 痴腻办 is her healthsome waters.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

膩graya峁嘺艣ca me vai艣vadeva艣ca me dhruva艣ca me vai艣v膩nara艣ca ma鈥︹��| me marutvat墨y膩艣ca鈥�.. s膩rasvata艣ca me鈥�..kalpant膩m || Ibid., 18.20

[2]:

惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补鈥檚 com. on Ibid

[3]:

cf.,Griffith鈥檚 note on Ibid.,18.19

[4]:

耻辫补测腻尘补驳峁沨墨迟辞鈥檚测腻艣惫颈苍补峁� 迟别箩补岣� 蝉腻谤补蝉惫补迟补峁� 惫墨谤测补尘aindra峁� balam | e峁�a te yonirmod膩ya tv膩鈥漬and膩ya tv膩 mahase tv膩 || 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测墨 Sa峁僪it膩,19.8

[5]:

惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补鈥檚 com. on Ibid

[6]:

Vide, Keith, Aitareya 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, The Religion and Philosophy of the Vedas and Upa峁噄峁�ads, p.438