Daughter of Atri. After she became afflicted with leprosy, her husband disowned her and she stayed in her father’s house. She started praying to Indra for a cure. One day, while on her way to the river with the offering of soma for her deity, she tasted it. Indra appeared then, and she gave the soma to him. Indra blessed her with a cure for the disease as per Rigveda 8- 91.

There are two kinds of vidya – Paravidya, which cannot be seen or absorbed, is still forever and is capable of understanding Brahman; and Aparavidya, which consists of the four vedas, six vedangas, Shiksha, Kalpa, Vyakarana, Nirukta, Chandas, Apidhana, Meemamsa, Dharmashastra, Purana, along with Nyayashastra, Vaidyashastra, Gandharvashastra, Dhanurveda and Arthashastra.