Bagisht the River-Lord

One of the gods created by Imra (with Mon and Gish) in the standard account, though birth-myths make him son of Disani. River/wealth god; Kamviri bagíšt. parentId links to Disani per the birth-myth.

Parentage

• Disani the Earth-Mother

Domains

• rivers and waters
• wealth and prosperity

Powers

• calms the river torrent at his birth
• grants the prosperity of flood-watered fields
• makes the irrigation channels run and the flood-fed fields prosper

Sources

• Robertson, G.S. (1896). The Kafirs of the Hindu-Kush. London: Lawrence & Bullen.
• Buddruss, G. (1974). Some Reflections on a Kafir Myth, in K. Jettmar & L. Edelberg (eds.), Cultures of the Hindukush. Wiesbaden: Steiner.