K.B Pathak Commemoration Volume

A fresh horde has been discovered in the bed of the river Jumna adjacent to the site trditionally assigned to the ancient citadel of Kathsa the Asura chief.4 They will be referred to in the course of the present discussion ainly for the purpose of comparison and contrast. [...] Buxar ( in the district of Shahabad Bihar and Orissa ) is said to have been the home of many of the authors of the Vedic hymns and to have been called originally Vedagarbha i. e. the womb or origin of the Vedas. [...] It revealed glimpses of a pre-Aryan Asura stronghold and the youthful Rama's exploits against them to safeguard Vgvamitra's sacrifices as described in the Ramayana Balakanda Sargas 19 25 and 26.' The site at Buxar is an extensive mound about a quarter of a mile in length rising about 3o feet from the present level of the town and 52 feet from the bed of the Ganges. [...] Reconnoitring and surface exploration were carried on along the continuation of the escarpement both to the right and the left revealing the outer wall of the city. [...] Characteristics : (i ) the features are adequately represented ( ) no part of the face is separately made ( ) the hair is worn in a variety of elaborate arrangement ( iv ) the eyes are oval and the eyelids drooping ( v) heavy and ornamental earrings are worn ( vi ) the forehead is encircled by a wreath of flowers ( e. g. fig.