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the virtues of the vigorous force of heat which learned or scientific mon can evoke to work for parposes of
appliances (uot sacrifice). “(2) They who preach that only wealth Garded by righteoue
nieans should be appropriated and spent, and those born in wisdom, who are well-versed in questioning others elegantly in the sciouce of forms and in correctiog the unwise, these and sach alone drink the potion of strengti.
and of power to govern. "(3) The scat possessed of usefui properties yield: inilk, #
stengthening food for horses. The best cereal is usefal when made into pleasant food well prepared by an apt cook according to the modes dictated by specific know
ledge of the properties of foods." Here you can see at a glance that the distinguishing features of this compositiou are that
(1) it has no bearing on religion, and
(2) it is like a school-hoy essay in style, and yot a scientific exposition of any art or craft, Needless to say that it is also not the recognised reading of the Vedic hymn of which it purports to be a translation. If this is not dragging down the Vedic Text from its. bigh place of sanctity where the spirit of Hinduism places it we do not kuow what it can be. It is certainly not complimentary to the Hindu community that follow the Vedas.
Neither have the Sanatan.dharmists fared any better in this respect. They have blindly repeated the errors of their predecessors, never stopping even to consider
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