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( 253 i the Waters, the Rains and Thunders, the Cattle and the Earth. Earth and Cattle were their immediate companions.
Phenomena The others lived far apart but were consi.
of Nature dered as immediate neighbours by the Aryans. The unkindness of Nature generated fear. But Fear did not depress the hardy Aryans. They set on task to befriend these powerful neighbours and derive from them the utmost advantage.
Dyaus stood aloft above all the phenomena of Nature. He was the father of all. Parjanya was the force of thunder, storm and rain ; Agni, the force of heat ; Sūrya, the force of light and Varuna was the force of Waters. Bhaga symbolised wealth and cattle. Prthvi was the mother of all. Aryan man was very intimate with these forces of nature ; the Sky, the Sun, the Fire and the Waters. The firmament, Dyaus, the father of all, was a living unit with the undivided Aryans. It was an undivided whole. The whole, vast firmament, starry during nights, presided over by sun in the day and by moon in the night, was a reality with the Aryans. Sun and Moon were the most supreme. The other phenomena of Nature were their subjects. With firmament above and the steppy cold lands below; the Aryans developed themselves in the order of the Master and his Subjects, Shepherd and his Cattle.
Aryans in the third millennium B. C. tended flocks and herds of cattle. They had to cry aloud to gather their
cattle. The call symbol 'ha', 'he', and 'hava' Name=Thing
became their principal art. This call symbol helped in maintaining the collectivity of the unit in tact. It invited the cattle to come and the cattle, hearing the call symbol, did actually come. This phenomenon gave the barbaric Aryan primitive philosopher the idea
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