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Angirasa () rushi is associated with In the RgVeda (10.108), there is a story in connection to the cows it is explained very beautifully with great deep meaning. Panis were demons who stole the cows
Angirasa () is associated Several Puranic individuals and things have been referred to as Angirasa
who, along with Sage Atharvana, is credited to have formulated most of the fourth Veda called Atharva Veda. Alongside, the episodes of Angirasa have also been mentioned in the Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas. In the scriptures he has also been referred to as one of the seven sages or Saptarshis of the first Manvantara with others. His wife’s name was Surupa. He had three sons namely Samvartana, Utatya, and Brihaspati.
Angirasa is one amongst the ten Manasputras, i.e. wish-born-sons, of Lord Brahma. Records also assert that he got married to Smriti, the daughter of Daksha with memory as her virtue.
Angirasa is closely associated with agni, being born from sacrificial fire of Varuna: "Varunasya Rutoujatahpawakadity nah shrutam"(Mahabharata 1.5.8).
Angirasa is identified with Agni:
यदंग दाषुशे त्वं, अग्ने भद्रं करिष्यसि।
तदैतद् सत्यमङ्गिरः॥
(Rig-Veda 1.1.6)
. It is also referred to the class of Pitris and decedents of Angirasa. The mention of Angirasa in various scriptures is also noteworthy. As mentioned in the Rig-Veda, Angirasa is the one to whom Indra presents all the cows after freeing them from the captivation of demon (Vala) or several demons (the Panis). This particular legend has been described vividly in Rig Veda 3.31, 10.108, including a reference in 8.14. Again, a description on the family of Angirasa is given in the Mandala 6 of the Rig-Veda.
In the RgVeda (10.108), there is a story in connection to the cows it is explained very beautifully with great deep meaning. Panis were demons who stole the cows
and hid them in a cave. Indra asked his dog Sarme to find the cows. Sarme was
and hid them in a cave. Indra asked his dog Sarme to find the cows. Sarme was
able to find the '''cows whereabouts.''' During
able to find the '''cows whereabouts.''' During