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The '''Rg Mantra 97.36''' explains how Angirasa assisted Indra.  <blockquote>''“yena naha purve pitaraha padjna svarvido abhigha adrimushnan”'' </blockquote><blockquote>''"In our family and ancestors, the pitris, there is Angirasa who, a sarvajna, knowledgeable about the para loka, brought back the stolen cows which were identified by their foot marks (characteristics) from mountains".''</blockquote>This reference is also found in the '''Jaimineeya Brahmana, II.440-442.''' Here, the cows are clearly referred to as the cows of the Gods stolen by the Panis.  This time, the Gods first send SuparNa, the eagle or the Sun-bird.  However, the PaNis bribe him into silence, and he accepts their gifts and returns without any information.  The enraged Gods strangle him, and he vomits out the curds, etc. received from the PaNis. Then the Gods send SaramA.  She crosses the river RasA and approaches the PaNis.  She is also offered bribes, but (as in the Rigveda) she refuses their blandishments and returns to Indra with the information that the cows are hidden inside the RasA.  She and her descendants are then blessed by a grateful Indra.

The '''Rg Mantra 97.36''' explains how Angirasa assisted Indra.  <blockquote>''“yena naha purve pitaraha padjna svarvido abhigha adrimushnan”'' </blockquote><blockquote>''"In our family and ancestors, the pitris, there is Angirasa who, a sarvajna, knowledgeable about the para loka, brought back the stolen cows which were identified by their foot marks (characteristics) from mountains".''</blockquote>This reference is also found in the '''Jaimineeya Brahmana, II.440-442.''' Here, the cows are clearly referred to as the cows of the Gods stolen by the Panis.  This time, the Gods first send SuparNa, the eagle or the Sun-bird.  However, the PaNis bribe him into silence, and he accepts their gifts and returns without any information.  The enraged Gods strangle him, and he vomits out the curds, etc. received from the PaNis. Then the Gods send SaramA.  She crosses the river RasA and approaches the PaNis.  She is also offered bribes, but (as in the Rigveda) she refuses their blandishments and returns to Indra with the information that the cows are hidden inside the RasA.  She and her descendants are then blessed by a grateful Indra.

In the '''Brhaddevata, viii 24-36''' the same sequence of events takes place, but this time SaramA accepts the bribe of the PaNis, and apparently transfers her loyalties to them.  When she returns to Indra and refuses to disclose the hideout of the cows, Indra kicks her in a rage.  She vomits out the milk received as a bribe, and then goes back to the PaNis.

In the '''Brhaddevata, viii 24-36''' the same sequence of events takes place, but this time SaramA accepts the bribe of the PaNis, and apparently transfers her loyalties to them.  When she returns to Indra and refuses to disclose the hideout of the cows, Indra kicks her in a rage.  She vomits out the milk received as a bribe, and then goes back to trace the PaNis.

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