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)
Having peacefully settled through their skill of swift crossing, these mortals, being mortal, attained to immortality.
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.
Having peacefully settled through their skill of swift crossing, these mortals, being mortal, attained to immortality.
Let us pour thought to the men of the mid-air like ghee poured into the ladle, with knowledge.
O Saudhanvanā Ṛbhus, by your wonderful skill, you, O men, made your two parents — decrepit and aged — young again.