Topic |
Frequency |
Indra |
86 |
Agni |
56 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
36 |
Aśvins |
26 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
25 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
23 |
against death, Nirṛti |
19 |
Soma sacrifice |
18 |
Varuṇa |
18 |
Uṣas |
18 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
17 |
Viśve devāḥ |
16 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
16 |
for protection, safety, and luck |
15 |
Soma |
15 |
agnicayana |
15 |
Maruts |
15 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
13 |
marriage, wedding |
13 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
13 |
Mitra |
12 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
11 |
for potency |
10 |
for love, love charms |
10 |
prāyaścitta |
10 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
10 |
Brideship and marriage |
9 |
agniṣṭoma |
9 |
sāman |
9 |
Bṛhaspati |
8 |
water, rain |
8 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
8 |
pravargya |
7 |
ukhya |
7 |
against rivals |
7 |
āhavanīya |
7 |
against sorcery |
6 |
for victory in battle |
6 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
6 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
6 |
snāna, bathing |
6 |
long live, āyus |
6 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
5 |
raising the yūpa |
5 |
Medicine |
5 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
5 |
ājya hymns |
5 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
5 |
dīkṣā |
5 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
5 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
5 |
Pūṣan |
4 |
against poison, venom |
4 |
for water and rain |
4 |
Parjanya, rain |
4 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
4 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
4 |
samāvartana |
4 |
against sins, misdeeds |
4 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
4 |
ṣaḍaha |
4 |
udgītha |
4 |
āgrahāyaṇī |
3 |
agricultural rites |
3 |
Bhaga |
3 |
twelve-day Soma rite |
3 |
mahāvrata |
3 |
for success, authority |
3 |
for a king |
3 |
Vala myth |
3 |
for luck in gambling |
3 |
upanayana, initiation |
3 |
sacrificial fire |
3 |
vaśā |
3 |
āśvina |
3 |
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire |
3 |
amulets |
3 |
agnihotra |
3 |
alcohol |
3 |
cow |
3 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
3 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
3 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
3 |
Agriculture |
3 |
gambling |
3 |
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
3 |
Rudra |
3 |
Brahmaṇaspati |
3 |
saṃnyāsa |
3 |
botany, plants |
2 |
war |
2 |
gṛhya rituals |
2 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
2 |
micro-macro cosmos speculation |
2 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
2 |
third pressing |
2 |
against possession |
2 |
Paurṇāmāsī |
2 |
diseases |
2 |
ukhā |
2 |
pākayajña |
2 |
rājasūya |
2 |
playing dice |
2 |
āsrāva |
2 |
poison, antidotes |
2 |
has the hide of man |
2 |
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
2 |
om, oṃ, oṃkāra |
2 |
Materia medica |
2 |
prāṇa etc. |
2 |
Vasiṣṭha |
2 |
ādityadarśana |
2 |
Āpri hymn |
2 |
River deities |
2 |
jaundice |
2 |
godāna |
2 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
2 |
errors in sacrifice |
2 |
sadas |
1 |
correct behaviour |
1 |
aṣṭakā |
1 |
upasad |
1 |
apavargya |
1 |
yajamānam iṣṭiṣu |
1 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
āplavana |
1 |
aptoryāman |
1 |
agārapraveśa, entering the house |
1 |
agnīṣomīya |
1 |
vaśīkaraṇa |
1 |
eating, food, anna |
1 |
against kṣetriya |
1 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
1 |
Therapy |
1 |
ṛc |
1 |
pṛṣṭha |
1 |
midday sacrifice, mādhyandina |
1 |
consecration of ponds, wells, and tanks |
1 |
Creation of the world |
1 |
driving the animal to the sacrificial area, upākaraṇa |
1 |
jyotiṣṭoma |
1 |
punarādheya |
1 |
grahagrahaṇa |
1 |
for political power |
1 |
vājapeya |
1 |
varṇas, castes |
1 |
upākaraṇa |
1 |
droṇakalaśa |
1 |
raising the udumbara pillar |
1 |
Gandharva |
1 |
śunāsīrya |
1 |
high position of Brahmins |
1 |
fracture, broken bone |
1 |
for concord, harmony |
1 |
against serpents, snakebites |
1 |
arrow |
1 |
Trita and his brothers |
1 |
Viśvāmitra |
1 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
1 |
Yama |
1 |
takman |
1 |
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
1 |
Kāma |
1 |
sorcery |
1 |
Vāta, Vāyu, wind |
1 |
Aditi |
1 |
Tvaṣṭṛ |
1 |
Nirṛti |
1 |
ghost, monster, demon |
1 |
Agni Vaiśvānara |
1 |
against evil |
1 |
Apsaras |
1 |
Vṛtra |
1 |
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune |
1 |
sākamedha |
1 |
chandoma |
1 |
vaiśvadeva |
1 |
varuṇapraghāsa |
1 |
cāturmāsya |
1 |
Brahmin |
1 |
udgātṛ |
1 |
riddle hymns |
1 |
saṃpāta, sampāta |
1 |
agnihotrī |
1 |
priest, ṛtvij |
1 |
atisāra, flux, diarrhea |
1 |
childhood rites |
1 |
vidradhi |
1 |
ṣoḍaśin |
1 |
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud |
1 |
visarpa |
1 |
worms, krimi, ghuṇa |
1 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
1 |
getting a part, share of the sacrifice, yajñabhāga |
1 |
religious speculation, mystic |
1 |
ātman |
1 |
prauga śastra |
1 |
alms, bhikṣā |
1 |