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Nadyaḥ — the Rivers

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Nadyaḥ

In Ṛgveda 3.33 the rivers themselves answer Viśvāmitra, agreeing to lower their waters so his people may cross. Their verses are the reason the traditional lists include the Nadyaḥ among the women who speak in śruti.