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Shyavashva

Also called: Shyavashva Atreya, Shyava

A seer of the Atri family to whom the Rigveda's index assigns the Marut hymns 5.52 to 5.61. The Brihaddevata tells that he was refused a king's daughter because he was not yet a seer, met the Maruts in the forest, praised them and so became one.

Sources: Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer; The Brhad-devata attributed to Saunaka, ed. and tr. A. A. Macdonell (Harvard Oriental Series 6); Vedic Hymns, Part I: Hymns to the Maruts, Rudra, Vayu and Vata, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 32) · see Shyavashva's web

Relations 3

Shyavashva blessed by

The Maruts (God) · Shyavashva sees the Maruts
The Maruts give Shyavashva the gold from their chests.

Shyavashva child of

Archananas (Sage)
Shyavashva is the son of Archananas, son of Atri.

Shyavashva devotee of

The Maruts (God) · Shyavashva sees the Maruts
Shyavashva praises the Maruts and becomes a seer.

Stories 1

Shyavashva sees the Maruts
Legend · as the young priest who becomes a seer · 2 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 5.61 Primary text (translation)
The Brhad-devata attributed to Saunaka, ed. and tr. A. A. Macdonell (Harvard Oriental Series 6) § 5.50-81 Primary text (translation)
Vedic Hymns, Part I: Hymns to the Maruts, Rudra, Vayu and Vata, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 32) § 5.61 Primary text (translation)