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Subandhu

The man whose departed spirit is called back in Rigveda 10.57-60. The Brihaddevata makes him one of the Gaupayana brothers, family priests of King Asamati, struck down by two sorcerers and revived.

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) · see Subandhu's web

Relations 2

Subandhu blessed by

Agni (God) · Subandhu's spirit is called back
In the Brihaddevata Agni returns Subandhu's spirit and tells him to live.

Subandhu sibling of

The Gaupayanas (Sage) · Subandhu's spirit is called back
Subandhu is one of the Gaupayana brothers (Brihaddevata).

Stories 1

Subandhu's spirit is called back
Legend · as the man whose spirit has left · 2 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.59.8 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.60.7 Primary text (translation)
The Brhad-devata attributed to Saunaka, ed. and tr. A. A. Macdonell (Harvard Oriental Series 6) § 7.84-102 Primary text (translation)