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Juhū Brahmajāyā

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Juhū Brahmajāyā

Juhū is named as ṛṣikā of Ṛgveda 10.109, a hymn on the sanctity of a brāhmaṇa's wife. Her name doubles as that of the sacrificial ladle, one of several places where implement and seer share an identity.

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Ṛgvedic (traditional)
field
Vedic hymnody, ritual law
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traditional

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