Pathyā
deity figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Pāthya · glittering road · great road · prosperous Pathyā
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The deified road/path, addressed as Pathyā and honored for safe and prosperous travel.
Homage to you, O prosperous Pathyā;
To Indra, to the glittering road I have made obeisance.
To the great road with its wings outstretched I have made obeisance.
Rigveda
A seer credited with kindling Agni as destroyer of the Dasyu.
Thee, the bull of the paths, the most destroyer of the Dasyu, the winner of spoils in battle after battle, Pāthya kindled.