98 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (April, 1909. 
that Brihaspate was one of the Rikvans, tle composers of Riks. 
This is clear from the following verse :-— 
szaae ant afaara a: yalcrataatfa | 
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seule: a fe atin at wa a The a afuat aat urd | 
SS eal 
We havé made this hymn for him who stays in the clouds 
and who sings many a hymn one after another. 
May Brihaspati—he to us as well as to our cows—as wellas 
to our horses—as well as to our heroes—as well as to our 
leaders—give long life. X, 68-12. 
That Gandharva Vivasvan belonged to the Angiras family 
follows also from Bri. Ara. Upanisad III, 3-1. 
Kutsa says that what is ordinarily known as the thunder- 
ing of Trita is the proclamation by him of his kinship with the 
Angirases. 
I quote below another rik by the same poet to shew that 
’ what he is speaking of here is really the kinship of the family 
and not that of the relation that a god bears to his worshippers. 
snitna yo afeapar taararac: set aa H facTaa! | 
ayuatasfiaw seats afaqeiaat WAIL Ael® 
van, skinsmen. According to him Sudhanvan belonged to 
the Angiras family like him. This is also stated in the Brihad 
Aranyaka Upanisad, III, 3-1. It s from several passages 
by them. They were three brothers—Ribhu, Vibhu and Vaja. 
The second line of the rik says that on the attainment of div- 
inity they went to the house of Savita. «fae <ra% is Vivas- 
was merged in the sun. In the disc of the latter his son 
Yama with the help of the Angirases and other Pitris founded 
the kingdom of heaven, the Vedic paradise. 
I quote below another similar rzk. 
aug © 4 aay yal afger forte wet afaHafiee 
% qa agfaz | 
aut Saqrataceara aa qHT VU eRE LE 
