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→गोग्रहणम् ॥ Stealing of Cows
Indra’s army is indicated as very powerful, always alert and unconquerable as he who defeated Vrttra,and can face any enemy. Therefore, Indra with his invincible army destroyed the Panis or the bekanatas.
Indra’s army is indicated as very powerful, always alert and unconquerable as he who defeated Vrttra,and can face any enemy. Therefore, Indra with his invincible army destroyed the Panis or the bekanatas.
= गोग्रहणम् ॥ Stealing of Cows =
== गोग्रहणम् ॥ Stealing of Cows ==
Panis are demonic and used here in plural as 'panis' indicating not just one person but many such who existed during the vedic period. From the Gograhana story if we accept cows as Vedas or knowledge, then it could be said that Panis are the powers that hinder the progress of knowledge. Thus from the Rig suktas we can understand that the panis are the jnana apaharaka shakti (the thieves of knowledge).
Panis are demonic and used here in plural as 'panis' indicating not just one person but many such who existed during the vedic period. From the Gograhana story if we accept cows as Vedas or knowledge, then it could be said that Panis are the powers that hinder the progress of knowledge. Thus from the Rig suktas we can understand that the panis are the jnana apaharaka shakti (the thieves of knowledge).