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Indrāṇī (Śacī Paulomī)

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Indrāṇī

Indrāṇī, also named Śacī Paulomī, is both goddess and named speaker: in Ṛgveda 10.86 she trades sharp verses with Indra and Vṛṣākapi. The hymn is the Saṃhitā's most openly satirical exchange.