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Matarishvan

Also called: Matarisvan, Matarishva

Named twenty-seven times in the Rigveda and never given a hymn. He brings the hidden Agni from far away, from heaven, as envoy of Vivasvat, rubs him out of hiding, and gives him to Bhrigu and to Manu (1.60.1, 1.128.2, 1.141.3, 3.9.5, 6.8.4); in three passages the name is Agni's own (3.5.9, 3.26.2, 1.96.4). From the Atharvaveda on the name means the wind (12.1.51).

Sources: Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer; Hymns of the Atharva-Veda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1895); Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897); The Upanishads, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 1 and 15) · see Matarishvan's web

Relations 1

Matarishvan granted a boon to

The Bhrigus (Sage) · Matarishvan brings the fire to the Bhrigus
Matarishvan brings Agni to Bhrigu as a gift, like a treasure.

Stories 1

Matarishvan brings the fire to the Bhrigus
Origin · as brings the hidden fire · 3 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 1.60.1 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 3.9.5 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 6.8.4 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 1.143.2 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 3.29.11 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 1.164.46 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Atharva-Veda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1895) § 12.1.51 Primary text (translation)
Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) § s25 Scholarly
The Upanishads, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 1 and 15) § isha.4 Primary text (translation)