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Legend · 3 tellings · contested
Saraswati and the Ashvins heal Indra
Indra's strength runs out of him after he drinks Tvashtri's Soma; Namuchi takes the rest; the Ashvins and Sarasvati restore him for a fee.
Legend · 3 tellings · contested
The Adityas and the Angirases race to heaven
The Adityas outwit the Angirases with a same-day Soma sacrifice, make them their priests, and pay them with the sun as a white horse.