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ग्लावमैत्रेय (glAvamaitreya)

 
Vedic Reference
English
Glāva Maitreya (‘descendant of Maitrī’) is mentioned in the
Chāndogya Upaniṣad, ^1 where he is said to be the same as
Vaka Dālbhya. He appears as Pratistotṛ at the snake festival
of the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa, ^2 and is referred to in the
Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.^3
1) i. 12, 1. 3. Cf. Gopatha Brāh-
maṇa, i. 1, 31.
2) xxv. 15, 3.
3) i. 4.
Cf. Weber, Indische Studien, 1, 35, 38.