Vanaspati
deity figure · 2 works · 8 mentions · 11 anchored passages
Lord of the Forest · Lord of the forest · O Lord of the forest
spoken of as
1 expressionLord of the Forest“Vanaspati”2 mentions
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit) · Rigveda (Sanskrit)
The lord of the forest has come to us together with the gods, driving away demons and flesh-eating spirits.
in the texts
Rigveda
Divine 'lord of the forest/tree', invoked to release the oblation to the gods.
O divine Vanaspati, release the oblation toward the gods.
O Vanaspati, send forth and worship the gods of your own accord.
O Vanaspati, release the offering silently for the gods.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The Lord of the Forest, the sacrificial post/wood, asked to release itself freely to the gods.
O Lord of the Forest, release freely of thyself to the gods;
The lord of the forest has come to us together with the gods, driving away demons and flesh-eating spirits.
O Lord of the Forest, sit down upon the spread sacred grass, measured out by the Agniṣṭoma sacrifices and the deities.