Essay name: Goddesses from the Samhitas to the Sutras
Author:
Rajeshri Goswami
Affiliation: Jadavpur University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the Goddesses from the Samhitas to the Sutras. In short, this thesis examines Vedic goddesses by analyzing their images, functions, and social positions. It further details how natural and abstract elements were personified as goddesses, whose characteristics evolved with societal changes.
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Jestri 299 鉁�
In the Sanskrit-English dictionary by Monier Williams,
29 Jo峁ri is defined as t "loving, cherishing, fostering".
goddess in dual number.
It is seen that sometimes Jostri is personified as a
They bestow the desired riches on the
sacrificer, they are the embodiment of two women and are happy,
splendid and skilled; they make Indra grow and prosper, and
strengthen and nourish him and also create his senses with the
help of Bhati, one of them destroys the despicable sins and
30 the other attains the precious sins.
The Vedic Aryans looked upon Jostri a艣 goddesses who played
some role in the life of Indra. They contributed to Indra's
growth and prosperity. They were invoked for bestowing the
desired riches on the sacrificer: They were considered by them
to be the personification of two women.
Uriahuti
In the Sanskrit-English dictionary by Monier Williams,
Urja is defined as s "strength, vigour, power, ... etc.".
31 These goddesses are lustrous and yield much milk; they
are givers of the desired fruit of things; they make Indra grow
with oblation and create splendour and also strengthen and nourish
29 p. 425.
30 TB II : 2:6:2, II : 361.
31 P. 221.
32 8 II : 21613.
