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( 236 ) ‘enlarged action of the ‘enlarged Gaņis' which is Brahma. Brahma incorporates in itself all the constituent Gaņas. "Parivrờhana karma' of the whole society is productive of riches and progeny. This very significant hymn points towards Yajñic (tribal) economic and social activities. Tribal economic activities bring great riches. Tribal social activities in the promiscuous state of sex-relationship in the tribal society result in the en masse production of progeny. Yajña in the sense of tribal activity during the Brahma stage of collective life of the Aryan society definitely points to higher stage of Aryan Gaņa organisation.
The Irānāryans and the Brahmāryans had to wage hard battles in Iran, Arachosia, Gedrosia and Western Bhārata. Panis, Kine for This region, specially the mountainous region
Brahma was inhabited by Ahi sub-race. Vstras were the important constituent of this race. Paņis also belonged to it. Panis are referred as Dāsas and Daśyus in Rgveda just like Vộtras and Rākşaşass. Paņis were very rich people whose wealth Indra plundered for his people. These paņis, in retaliation, had taken away the kine of Brahma. Indra slew these humbled Daśyus and recovered the kine for the Brahma'. The word used in the Ķc is 'Brahmaņe'. Sāyaṇa comments upon the word as Angiras Brāhmaṇa caste' (Brāhmaṇajātibhyo angirobhya). Wilson retains the word itself in his translation. Sāyana's interpretation is manifestly untenable as there was no Brāhmaṇa caste, Angiras or others, in the ḥgvedic age. The historical event referred to here took place much earlier than the famous Dāsrājña War. When the Brahmāryan society was a homogeneous Brahma ; it had even not yet divided into Brahma and Kștra. Indra recovered the kine for this unified society, the Brahma. Indra did not recover kine for Brahma ; the Ultimate Reality or the Highest Truth ; or Prayer. He recovered
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