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preserve ever in keeping. Savitri and Bhaga are distributors of precious wealth Rc 5. 4. 5. 1 establishes relationship of Savitri and Bhaga as givers of wealth which was cattle alone to the Aryans. The adorer expects to receive from Bhaga that which is excellent, all-sustaining, destructive of foes. Bhaga is grantor of enjoyments. Bhaga was enjoyment and enjoyment was object of adoration with the Aryans. Cattle provided enjoyment to the Aryans and hence was adorable. The name of this aspect of Sun was transferred to Cattle in general. Cattle came to be known as Bhaga.
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As Cattle was known as Bhaga, the possessor of the collectivity of Cattle was known as Bhagavantaḥ or BhagaA female possessor of cattle is called Bhagavati. Cow was Bhagavati as she was rich in milk. The desire of ancient Aryans was as insatiable as the fire of the ocean which could be appeased only by splendid affluence (Bhaga).
When Nature-Names were usurped by the primitive Aryan Leader; the Aryan Gana, a social entity, became founded on unequal basis. Inequality is at the base of the most ancient Aryan social organisation. These leaders or Devas and Ganapatis had to be satisfied, to be invoked. Aryan philosophy had been founded. Word was thing itself. A cattle offered to fire invoking the name of Agni was Agni's and invoking the name of Dyaus was Dyaus'. It was called the property of Dyaus and it at once became his property. It was offered. Dyaus had not to earn it. Men offered cattle. Devas accepted them. Yajña came into existence. 'He' or 'Hava' was the chief instrument that effected this revolution.
Hava means 'a call'. Its Europaryan parallel is ghan'to call'. Hava was originally a call to the cattle. Call or
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