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-10_The Ashwins – Indra – The Vishwadevas.htm
CHAPTER VIII The Ashwins — Indra — the Vishwadevas THE third hymn of Madhuchchhandas is again a hymn of the Soma sacrifice. It…
-11_Saraswati and Her Consorts.htm
CHAPTER IX Saraswati and Her Consorts THE symbolism of the Veda betrays itself with the greatest clearness in the figure of the goddess…
-12_The Image of the Oceans and the Rivers.htm
CHAPTER X The Image of the Oceans and the Rivers THE three Riks of the third hymn of Madhuchchhandas in which Saraswati has…
-13_The Seven Rivers.htm
CHAPTER XI The Seven Rivers THE Veda speaks constantly of the waters or the rivers, especially of the divine waters, āpo devīḥ or…
-14_The Herds of the Dawn.htm
CHAPTER XII The Herds of the Dawn THE Seven Rivers of the Veda, the Waters, āpaḥ, are usually designated in the figured Vedic language…
-15_Dawn and the Truth.htm
CHAPTER XIII Dawn and the Truth USHA is described repeatedly as the Mother of the Cows. If then the cow is a Vedic symbol…
-16_The Cow and the Angirasa Legend.htm
CHAPTER XIV The Cow and the Angirasa Legend WE MUST now pursue this image of the Cow which we are using as a key…
-17_The Lost Sun and the Lost Cow.htm
CHAPTER XV The Lost Sun and the Lost Cows THE conquest or recovery of the Sun and the Dawn is a frequent subject of…
-18_The Angirasa Rishis.htm
CHAPTER XVI The Angirasa Rishis THE name Angirasa occurs in the Veda in two different forms, Angira and Angirasa, although the latter is the…
-19_The Seven Headed Thought Swar and the Dashagwas.htm
CHAPTER XVII The Seven-Headed Thought, Swar and the Dashagwas THE language of the hymns establishes, then, a double aspect for the Angirasa Rishis. One…