Excerpt from Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vol. 2Purfi-pavas is the name of a hero in a hymn of the Rigveda1 containing a curious dialogue between him and a nymph, Urvasi, an Apsaras. He is also mentioned in the Satapatha Brithmana,2 where several verses of the Rigvedic dialogue find a setting in a continuous story. In the later literature he is recognized as a king.3 His name is perhaps intended in one other passage of the Rigveda.4 It is impossible to say whether he is a mythical figure pure and simple, or really an ancient king. His epithet, Aila,5 'descendant of Ida' (a sacrificial goddess), is certainly in favour of the former alternative.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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