good thread. The connection to devAnAM hR^idayebhyaH from shatarudrIya was also what came to mind. But there is another connection to the marut-s that I would like note. vedic sense of a~nji has some mystery to it. It has a clear connection to the marut-s. For e.g. we have
https://twitter.com/RangaTheDude/status/1401047826185007104
in the RV: ye pR^iShatIbhir R^iShTibhiH sAkaM vAshIbhir a~njibhiH | ajAyanta svabhAnavaH ||
It is normally translated as unguent. In fact has an IE pedigree with that word. However, it is mentioned here with the weapons of the marut-s R^iShTi (spear) and vAshI (battle pickaxe).
It is normally translated as unguent. In fact has an IE pedigree with that word. However, it is mentioned here with the weapons of the marut-s R^iShTi (spear) and vAshI (battle pickaxe).
Here again it is mentioned with the battle axe, armor and gauntlets: ye a~njiShu ye vAshIShu svabhAnavaH srakShu rukmeShu khAdiShu | dantA~njin should be either interpreted as marked with a tusk or a tusk which is like that special attribute of the marut-s. The a~nji of the
marut-s is also notably said to be brilliant white in color. Some times the word a~nji is also taken to mean brilliant. So it could mean the lighting weapon of the marut-s and brilliant tooth of virUpAkSha dantA~njin. In any case this suggest an important link between the
marut-s and the later day gaNesha via the deity virUpAkSha dantA~njin of from the sAmavedic tradition
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