Book Title: Development of Hinduism
Author(s): M M Ninan
Publisher: M M Ninan

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________________ PURUSHA SUKTHAM in his person. Then He pronounces, "Behold, I make all things new," and gives the world a new start. That is the meaning of incarnation and the purpose of it. Verse 10 THEY CREATED THE VEDAS AND MANTRAS tasmad yajnAt sarvahuta: Rca: sAmAni jajnire chandAGMsi jajnire tasmAt yajus tasmAd ajAyanta || 10 ||| From that sacrifice completely offered came the Rg Veda and the Sama Veda. The Chandhas metres were born from it. Also the Yajurveda. The scriptures came out of this sacrifice. The Upanishads and the Puranas arose out of this sacrifice. Images 2 P O LSERESSER Dewi SEO ARRACULIS ORFORSRYGruwe call MESTA 1 941 E RAT Priser sonst 14 GO SEARCH SHE ISSY G A THERSTR8 STORT apr I485 FATTO DI TUTORIAL TESTIRAR F WE Verse 11 HORSES, CATTLE, GOATS AND SHEEP WERE BORN tasmAdashvA ajAyanta | ye ke cobhayAdata: gAvoham jagnyire tasmAt tasmajjatA ajAvaya: || 11 ||| From this Yajña the horses were born and those that have one row and two rows of teeth. Cattle were born from it. From it were born goats and sheep. Cattle appears only now. But where did we get the ghee to start with the yajna? Such passages do imply that this was creation and not recreation or the redemption story. 559

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