06-27-2008, 09:08 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Pandyan+Jun 27 2008, 08:44 AM-->QUOTE(Pandyan @ Jun 27 2008, 08:44 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is it also used as an appellation for the Asvins?
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->... the twin Asvins, or horsemen, are called Vritrahana, destroyers of Vritra. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://books.google.com/books?id=NNcZAAAAM...num=8&ct=result
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The slayer of vR^itra is indra.
He was assisted by other Gods in his battles. So in a way those gods can also be called slayers of vR^itra.
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->... the twin Asvins, or horsemen, are called Vritrahana, destroyers of Vritra. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://books.google.com/books?id=NNcZAAAAM...num=8&ct=result
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The slayer of vR^itra is indra.
He was assisted by other Gods in his battles. So in a way those gods can also be called slayers of vR^itra.