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Jatvedası, etc. However, throughout all these discussions, 'Omniscience' is a purely divine attribute. No where is found a single passage where it is human. However, there are prayerpassages to the gods to grant infinite knowledge and strength.2 In the Vedic speculation, which is mostly primitive and crude, we find that each god at first is a symbol of Nature or a picture of the gross physical world as indicated by names. Hence, we find the concept of physical omnipresence and physical omniscience as can be inferred from the following expressions : Sahasraksa?, Visvatascakşul,4, Visva-Draştah5, Visva-carsane6, etc. Infact, this physical omnipresence forms the basis of their physical omniscience. Omniscience of these gods are more physical than psychological or mental, so much so that the power of vision is glorified more often than the power of mind. Such omniscience of Lord Varupa is evident.? The words Paśyati, Prati-paśyati, Maha-paśyati and Sarvam-paśyatis, are very suggestive in this respect ( The omniscience of Agnio, Indra10, Varunali, Vaka12, Puruşa 13, Soma14, etc. Is referred here and there. ).
1. Atharva-veda, 1. 7. 2; 1. 7. 5; 1. 9. 3; 2. 128; 2. 292; 3. 1;3.
2. 1; 4. 15. 10; 4. 234; 4. 39. 1; 4. 40. 1-8; 3. 15. 8; 3. 22. 4. 2. Sama-veda, 1. 2. 199; Rg-veda, 8. 93. 34. 3. Atharva-veda, 4. 28. 3; Ssma-veda, 3. 1. 1; Yajur-veda,
31. 1. 4. Rg-veda, 10. 81. 3. 5. Atharva-veda, 6. 107. 4. 6. Rg-veda, 9. 48. 5; Atharva-veda, 4. 32. 4. 7. Atharva-veda, 4. 16. 5. 8. Ibid, 4. 16. 2. 9. Rg-veda, 1. 1. 1-2, 1. 12. 1. 10. Sama-veda, 1. 2. 199, 1. 4. 352, 1. 4. 382. 11. Atharva-veda, 4. 16. 5, 4. 16. 2. 12. Ibid, 4. 20. 4, 4.40. 2. 13. Yajur-veda, 33. 1. 14. Rg-veda, 9. 66. 1.
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