A General Index to the Names and Subject-Matter of the Sacred Books of the East — SBE Vol. 50 (compiled by M. Winternitz, 1910)

Vasuki, n. of a Naga king, chief among serpents, 8, 89, 353 n. ; 21, 5 ; offering to V. at the housebuilding, 30, 124.

Vasukra, author of a Marutvatiya hymn, is Brahman, 1, 169.

VasTindara : Sundara and V. (should be Sunda and Upasunda), 19, 125.

Vasupu^a, n. of a Tirthakara, 22,
280.

Vasus, a class of gods, 1, 35 ; 46, 42, 45 ; the morning-oblations belong to them, 1, 35 sqq., 50 ; 44,173, 443, 480 n. ; a Saman addressed to them, 1, 36 ; with Agni at their head, 1, 41 ; 8, 88 ; 34, 216 ; seen within Kr/shwa, 8, 92 ; alarmed at the greatness of Kr/shwa, 8, 94 ; invited to sit on^the Prastara, 12, 93 ; v., Rudras, Adityas, the three classes of gods, 12, 135, 239; 26, 350, 411; 41, 24T, 246, 264; 42, 135, 161 ; 43, 33, 75; 44, 291 n., 312 sq. ; ' Vasu's means of purification,' Vasu is the sacrifice, 12, 186- 8; eight V., enumerated, 15, 140; 26, 411; 44, 116; the purifying power of Vasu invoked against the sin caused by defiled food, 15, 312 ; rise in the East, lords of the East, 15, 338; 43, 100; Buddha mistaken for one of the eight V., 19, 72; 49 (i), 71; the manes of fathers, 25, 127; practised penance, 25, 475 ; Rudra together with the v., 26, 59 ; Agni with the V., 26, 93 ; 46, 157 ; invoked, 29, 198, 207, 344, 347 ; 30, 157, 159; 32, 296; 42, 55; 43, 25; 46, 198, 253; the cow, or Aditi, the daughter of the v., 29, 199, 275; 30, 174; Mf thou belongest to the V., I buy thee for the V.,' 30, 53; worshipped at the Tarpawa, 30, 243 ; Maruts called v., 32, 334, 374, 378, 386, 412; Rudra the best Vasu, 32, 4 1 9 ; are non-eternal beings, 34, 202 ; enjoy the nectars of the sun, 34, 216 ; 48, 368-70; the Vasu, dweUing in the air, the wind, 41, 103, 281 ; eight V. created, 41, 149 sq. ; the wise gods, 41,^231 ; fashioned the earth, 41,233; Adityas, V. , and Angiras, 42, 89;bestowgoods(vasu),42, ii6;help in battle, 42, 119, 121 ; Br/haspati wnth the V., 42, 135 ; the honeylash (of the Ajvins), daughter of the v., 42, 230 ; deities and metres, 43, 53 ; share of the V., lordship of the Rudras, 43, 68 ; where they wish to lay the Garhapatya, 43, 118; Agni is Vasu, 43, 213 ; 46, 22 ; but see Agni {d) ; invited to the sacrifice together with Agni, 46, 281 ; have released the buffalo cow bound by the foot, 46, 354 ; Agni kindled by the V., 46, 372 ; Adityas and V. are qualified for meditations, 48, 335-7 ; V. and Manus, 49 (i), 197; Indra and the V., see Indra {e). ^

Vasu^ruta Atreya, author of Vedic hymns, 46, 372, 376, 378, 380.

Vasuyava^ Atreya^, authors of
Vedic hymns, 46, 417, 419.

Vasvi, is the Soma-cow, 26, 59.

are qualified for meditations,
48, 335-7 ; V. and Manus, 49
(i), 197; Indra and the V., see
Indra {e). ^

Vasu^ruta Atreya, author of Vedic hymns, 46, 372, 376, 378, 380.

Vasuyava^ Atreya^, authors of
Vedic hymns, 46, 417, 419.

Vasvi, is the Soma-cow, 26, 59.

Vata, Wind (god) : offering to V. by the student who broke his vow, 25, 454 ; the friend of the waters, 32, 449 ; the greatness of his chariot, 32, 449 ; the breath of the gods, the germ of the world, 32, 449 sq. ; hymns to V,, 32, 449-51 ; the treasure of the immortal placed in his house, 32, 451 ; wafts medicine, 32, 451 ; Brihaspati tied an amulet for swift v., 42, 85 sq. ; the broad atmosphere guarded by V., 42, 89 ; V. and Par^anya invoked against the serpents, 42, 153, r6i; Prawa is v., 42, 219; is the Gandharva, his Apsaras the waters, 43, 232 ; expiatory oblation at a Soma-sacrifice to v., 44, 210; goes forward in triumph, 46, 325.

Vatagiri, demon converted by
Buddha, 19, 242.

Vatsa, underwent the ordeal of fire,
25, 274, 274 n. ; jR/shi, 41, 358. See
also Vatsas.

Vatsa gotra, Sthaviras of the, 22,
287, 293.

vAtsaliya— vAyu

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Vatsaliya (Prk. N dikkh^iWggdi) Kula, of the ATarawa Ga«a, 22, 291 ; of the Kau^ika Gawa, 22, 292.

Vatsanapat Babhrava, n. of a teacher, 15, 119, 187.

Vatsapra hymn, see Prayers {c).

Vatsas, make five Avadana cuttings,
12, 192 n.

Vatsima^/^aviputra, n.of a teacher,
15, 224 n.

Vatsiputra, n.p., 15, 224 n., 225.

Vsttsya, n. of a teacher, 12, xxxiii ;
15, 118 n., 119, 186 n., 187, 227;
43, 272, 404.

Vatsya gotra, Sthh-agupta of the,
22, 295.

Va/Zagamani, King, Buddhist canon
written down during his reign, 10
(i), xiii sq., xxv, xxxix.

Vatthugathas, certain verses of the
Sutta-nipata so called, 10 (ii), 56,
125-8, 184-90.

Vatthu-vi^^a, a quack science, 11,
19 n.

Vavata, t.t., the king's favourite wife, 44, 387.

Vavri Atreya, author of a Vedic hymn, 46, 407.

Vayasa, knew the kush^M plant, 42,
6, 681.

Vayodhas, see Indra {a).

Vayu, or Vai, or Vae, the Genius of Destiny, good or evil, 4, 52, 52 n., 89 n. ; 24, 17, 17 n.; invoked by Zarathujtra, 4, 213 sq., 213 n. ; good Vae comes to meet the departed soul, 4, 373; pitiless V. or Destiny, 4, 382 sq. ; meat-offering to v., 5, 336, 336 n. ; cake-offering to the good v., the spirit of air, 5, 383 ; 18, 62, 62 n. ; stationed at the Km\?Ld bridge, 5, 383 n, ; * the good spirit,' 18, 59 n., 64 n.; the bad v., identified with the demon of death, 18, 62, 62 n.; the long-continuing lord, 18, 78, 78n. ; the bad V. who carries off the soul, 18, 93, 96, 341, 341 n-, 353? 353 "• ; powerful to destroy, invoked, 23, 10, 18, 34, 334 ; worshipped in the Ram Yajt, 23, 249-63 ; one part of V. belongs to the Good Spirit, one to the Evil Spirit, 23, 250, 250 n., 260, 260 n., 262 sq. ; invoked by maids for a husband, 23, 258, 258 n. ; glorification of his many names.

353 "• ; powerful to destroy, invoked, 23, 10, 18, 34, 334 ; worshipped in the Ram Yajt, 23, 249-63 ; one part of V. belongs to the Good Spirit, one to the Evil Spirit, 23, 250, 250 n., 260, 260 n., 262 sq. ; invoked by maids for a husband, 23, 258, 258 n. ; glorification of his many names.

23, 258-62 ; works the good of Ahura-Mazda and the Amesha- Spewtas, 23, 259 ; invoked in battle, 23, 260 sq.; Sovereign V. of the long Period, invoked, 23, 350, 350 "•> 353 J "o one can escape from V. the bad, 24, 89, 89 n. ; warning against the demon V., 31, 189, 192 sq. and n. ; V. whose influence appertains to Spe«ta-Mainyu, worshipped, 31, 271 sq., 272 n., 277 ; Khusroi's meeting with V., 37, 223-5, 223 sq. n. See also Ram. Vayu, Air, Wind, Vedic god.

[a) V. in mythology. {b) Worship of V.

{a) V. IN MYTHOLOGY.

V. who dwells in the sky, who dwells in the world, 1,37; 15, 334; is the child of the quarters, 1, 49 ; 15, 221 ; 41, 188; is one foot of Brahman, 1, 54 ; V. (and Pra«a) as Brahman, 1, 55-8, 55 n.,58n. ; 15, 302 sq. ; 38, 19 n. ; is the end of all, 1, 58 ; in the shape of the bull of the herd, tended by Satyakama, explains one foot of Brahman, 1, 61 ; V. or he who purifies is the sacrifice, 1, 68 sq. ; is the essence squeezed out from the sky, 1, 70 ; the Ya^^ur-veda squeezed out from v., 1, 70; 44, 102; if Udana is satisfied, V. is satisfied, and ether is satisfied, 1, 91 ; could not take up a straw put before him by Brahman, 1, 150; is the deity who lays hold of food (by the apana or downbreathing, digestion), 1, 241 ; world of V. on the path of the gods, 1, 275; 38, 384-6; 48, 745 sq. ;^V. who hears, 2, 114 ; in the Anugita, 8, 219 ; presiding deity of earth and smell, 8, 337, 340, 349 ; the sharp-edged V., 12, 53 ; rules over rain, 12, 241, 446 ; Agni, V., Surya, and earth, air, sky, 12, 325-7 ; ^44, 27 ; ^una and Sira, or V. and Aditya, 12, 445 n. ; by the ^unasiriya the sacrificer reaches the world of v., 12, 451 n. ; invoked as the visible Brahman, 15, 45, 53; secret union (sawhita) through V., 15, 46 ; Pra«a, breath, the vital airs, identified with v., 15, 80 sq., 275, 331 ; 38, 257 ; 43, 60 sq., 208, 363 ; 44, 345 ; is the deity that never sets.

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VAYU— VAZI5TA

15, 98 ; 38, 18 sq. ; Udgatri priest identified with V., 15, 122 sq.; is everything by itself, and all things together, 15, 128; conveyed the Parikshitas to where the performers of horse-sacrifices dwell, 15, 128; is the thread by which the worlds and all creatures are strungtogether, 15, 132 sq. ; is one of the eight Vasus, 15, 140 sq. ; 44, 1 16 ; quoted as a legal authority, 25, 334 ; called Ordhvanabhas, son of the Maruts, 26, 1 98, 1 98 n. ; finds out that Vritra is slain, 26, 265 ; leader of beasts, 26, 361 sq. ; 43, 75 ; lord or ruler of the air, Nabhasaspati, 26, 453 n. ;