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Ghoṣā Kākṣīvatī

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Ghoṣā Kākṣīvatī

Ghoṣā is credited with two complete Ṛgvedic hymns to the physician-twins, the Aśvins. Their unusually autobiographical tone — a plea for healing and for a husband — makes her the most personal voice among the women seers.

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Era
Ṛgvedic (traditional)
field
Vedic hymnody, healing invocation
sourcing
textually attested

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