sa hovāca -- mahimāna evaiṣām ete | trayastriṃśat tv eva devā iti | katame te trayastriṃśad iti | aṣṭau vasava ekādaśa rudrā dvādaśādityāḥ ta ekatriṃśad aindraś caiva prajāpatiś ca trayastriṃśāv iti ||
2. Yâgñavalkya replied: 'They are only the various powers of them, in reality there are only thirty-three gods.' He asked: 'Who are those thirty-three?'
Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the twelve Âdityas. They make thirty-one, and Indra and Pragâpati make the thirty-three.'
sa hovācetaraḥ - mahimāno vibhūtayaḥ, eṣāṃ trayastriṃśataḥ devānām ete trayaśca trī ca śatetyādayaḥ;paramārthatastu trayastriṃśattveva devā iti |
katame te trayastriṃśadityucyate - aṣṭau vasavaḥ ekādaśa rudrāḥ, dvādaśa ādityāste ekatriṃśat, indraścaiva prajāpatiśca trayastriṃśāviti trayastriṃśataḥ pūraṇau || 2 ||
Bṛhad san, ca. B.C. 600, Adhyāya, Brāhmaṇa, verse 3,9.2;
Bṛhad-DSh, 1657, p.;
Bṛhad-Anq-Dup, 1801-02, p.;
Bṛhad-Mül, 1879-84;
Bṛhad-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.;
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