Vedic deities Naasatya, Dadhikraa, Vishvadevaa, Rudra, and the sense of smell.
Vedic deities Naasatya, Dadhikraa, Vishvadevaa, Rudra, and the sense of smell. Introduction This article describes the significance of the Vedic deities Naasatya, Ashvin, Rudra, Dadhikraa, Vishvadevataa, and the mysteries of the olfactory sense and nose or naasaa . References are taken from Rik Veda , Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Prashnopanishad. The Sanskrit words which can be found in the itrans version in the Sanskrit English Lexicon by Sir. Monier Williams, are written in italics. This lexicon is freely available for reading on the Internet. ( https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2020/web/webtc/indexcaller.php ; https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2020/web/webtc2/index.php ) The meanings and significances stated below are done, to the best of my abilities, following the teaching of the great seer Shri. BijoyKrishna Chattopaadhyaaya (1875-1945) and his principal disciple Shri. Tridibnath Bandyopaadhyaaya (1923-1994) ---