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Apālā Ātreyī
अपाला
Apālā Ātreyī
Apālā's hymn is at once liturgy and narrative: she presses Soma with her teeth, wins Indra's attention, and is healed of a skin affliction. It is the most vividly storied of the ṛṣikā hymns.
Quick facts
- Era
- Ṛgvedic (traditional)
- field
- Vedic hymnody, Soma ritual
- sourcing
- textually attested
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