Pracetas
mythological figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Pracetas the Āṅgirasa
spoken of as
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Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
Whatever falsehood we practice, O Indra, O Brahmaṇaspati — may Pracetas the Āṅgirasa guard us from those who hate us.
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A figure of the Āṅgirasa lineage invoked, alongside Indra and Brahmaṇaspati, for protection from hatred and falsehood.
Whatever falsehood we practice, O Indra, O Brahmaṇaspati — may Pracetas the Āṅgirasa guard us from those who hate us.
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
A sage/lawgiver credited with a specific ruling on rites for a wife who dies with her husband.
Pracetas stated his own opinion here;
Parāśara Smṛti
Sage listed among authors of dharma texts.
And also those composed by Kātyāyana, and likewise those from the sage Pracetas.