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... Rig Veda , had now passed away ; and it is possible that this great truth may never once have been presented to his mind . * This is not an axiom that the physical elements teach us , with all their won- drous revelations . They may ...
... Rig Veda , had now passed away ; and it is possible that this great truth may never once have been presented to his mind . * This is not an axiom that the physical elements teach us , with all their won- drous revelations . They may ...
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... Vedic litera- ture is divided into four periods : 1. The Chhandas period , in which the first , the oldest hymns of the Rig Veda were written , extending from 1200 to 1000 B.C. 2. The Mantra period , in which the more recent Vedic hymns ...
... Vedic litera- ture is divided into four periods : 1. The Chhandas period , in which the first , the oldest hymns of the Rig Veda were written , extending from 1200 to 1000 B.C. 2. The Mantra period , in which the more recent Vedic hymns ...
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... Vedic books were composed . The worship prescribed in the earlier Vedas comprehends prayers , praises , and offerings ; the ... Rig - Veda Sanhita . In the most ancient hymns the unity of God is 28 LEGENDS AND THEORIES OF THE BUDDHISTS .
... Vedic books were composed . The worship prescribed in the earlier Vedas comprehends prayers , praises , and offerings ; the ... Rig - Veda Sanhita . In the most ancient hymns the unity of God is 28 LEGENDS AND THEORIES OF THE BUDDHISTS .
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... Vedic . 1. The elements . " Prajapati brooded over the three deities ( fire , air , and the sun ) , and from them , so brooded over , he drew forth their essences - from fire the Rig Veda , from air the Yajush , and from the sun the ...
... Vedic . 1. The elements . " Prajapati brooded over the three deities ( fire , air , and the sun ) , and from them , so brooded over , he drew forth their essences - from fire the Rig Veda , from air the Yajush , and from the sun the ...
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... Rig Veda , the Yajush , the Sama , the Atharvan , the Itihásas , Puránas , science , the Upanishads , slókas , aphorisms , comments of different kinds - all these are his breathings . " Vrihad Aranyaka Upanishad . 4. The creative power ...
... Rig Veda , the Yajush , the Sama , the Atharvan , the Itihásas , Puránas , science , the Upanishads , slókas , aphorisms , comments of different kinds - all these are his breathings . " Vrihad Aranyaka Upanishad . 4. The creative power ...
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