Ṛbhus
deity figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Ṛbhus the group
Rbhu · Rbhuksan · Rbhus · Saudhanvana Rbhus · Vaja
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Rbhus1 mention
Rigveda (Sanskrit)
The Ṛbhus fashioned youthful vigour for the parents;
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The Ṛbhus, deified craftsmen cited as precedent for freeing a maddened seer from sin.
Just as the gods, the wise Ṛbhus, O Agni, released the maddened seer free from sin—so may Śakra grant you fearlessness;
Rigveda
Group of skilled semi-divine craftsmen, sons of Sudhanvan, who attained immortality by their craft-skill (fashioning a chariot, a cow, rejuvenating their parents), addressed across two dedicated hymns.
The Ṛbhus fashioned youthful vigour for the parents;
a prize for the chariot, a prize for the steed, O men.
That single cup used by the Asura for drinking you made into four.