The sagely king Hiraṇyanābha (Hiranyanabha), one of the most important disciples of the great sage Sukarmā (Sukarma), learnt five hundred Yajurveda saṁhitā (samhita) from Sukarmā, and taught his disciples the same. Aṅgulīya (Anguliya) is Hiraṇyanābha’s chief disciple.