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Daily Archives: September 1, 2019
Kaiṭabha, poison and death: meanderings through tradition
For better reading try PDF version The medical Suśruta-saṃhitā, kalpasthāna, chapter 3 contains an unusual mythologem about the origin of poison. It clearly belongs to the Prājāpatya tradition and presents some unusual features. It presented in full below: prajām imām … Continue reading
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Tagged atharvaveda, brahmA, brahmana, death, Hindu, poison, religion, Rigveda, Samaveda, Veda, vedic, Yajurveda
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