cattle-worship

Updated: May 15, 2025

This passage suggests that Kṛishṇa represents a tribe of highland nomads who worshipped mountains and cattle and came to terms with the Brahmanic ritual only after a struggle. The worship of mountain spirits is common in Central Asia, but I do not know of any evidence for cattle-worship in those regions.

Sir Charles Eliot - Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2