Vedic Mitra

1 Vedic Mitra is one of the few deities of Veda who received continuous attention even after RV. Vedic Mitra is known in the other mythologies viz., Indo-Iranian, Avestan etc. In Avesta Miora is a god of faithfulness while in RV, he is known for regulating people. He is thus described as Yatayatjjana (RV. 3.59).

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प्रभाकर वैदिक देवता मित्र का अनुशीलन ऋग्वेद से आगे यजुर्वेद, विशेषतः वाजसनेयि संहिता में करते हैं, जहाँ लगभग छियालीस बार उसका उल्लेख है और प्रत्येक यज्ञ में आवाहन। मित्र किसी को पीड़ा नहीं देता, वरुण के साथ युग्म बनाता है, पृथ्वी से जोड़ा जाता है। Prabhakar traces the Vedic god Mitra beyond the Rgveda into the Yajurveda, chiefly the Vajasaneyi Samhita, where he is named some forty-six times and invoked at every sacrifice. Mitra injures none, is paired with Varuna, identified with earth, and compared with Avestan Mithra.

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