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________________ hoofs; like two geese, like two wheels; like two ships; like two spans'; etc. This is the content of the whole hymn.] [Footnote 2: Deva is 'shining' (deus), and S[=u]rya (sol, [Greek: áelios]) means the same.] [Footnote 3: Let the reader note at the outset that there is scarcely an activity considered as divine which does not belong to several gods (see below).] [Footnote 4: From su, sav, enliven, beget, etc. In RV. iv. 53.6 and vii, 63.2, pra-savitar] [Footnote 5: RV. VII. 66. 14-15; compare X. 178. 1. In the notes immediately following the numbers all refer to the Rig Veda.] [Footnote 6: V. 47, 3; compare vs. 7, and X. 189. 1-2.] [Footnote 7: Compare X. 177. 1.] [Footnote 8: X. 37. 9.] [Footnote 9: V. 63. 7. Varuna and Mitra set the sun's car in heaven.] [Footnote 10: 1 IV. 13. 2-5; X. 37, 4; 85, 1. But ib. 149. 1. Savitar holds the sky 'without support.'] [Footnote 11: VII 63.1; 1. 115.11; X. 37. 1.] [Footnote 12: III. 61.4; VII. 63. 3.] [Footnote 13: VII 78.3.]
SR No.007634
Book TitleHandbook of History of Religions
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorEdward Washburn
PublisherSanmati Tirth Prakashan Pune
Publication Year
Total Pages678
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size2 MB
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