Most Ancient Aryan Society

Author(s): Ram Chandra Jain
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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( 249 ) Brahmāryan army was well equipped with most modern weapons of the age. Axe, Vajra, bows and arrows, sharpedged weapons and missiles were their chief weapons."
Brahmaņaspati was the creator of the whole Brahma and the original source of all the Devas. He successfully federated all the existing Gaņas and from their chemical fusion, created one all-powerful, all-supreme and the most effective Brahmāryan Tribal Collective. The smaller leaders got their lustre and glory from him. Brahmaņaspati was actively associated with the economic life of his people. He is the giver of wealth, food, cattle, progeny and long life. He is the giver of prosperity and fulfiller of material desires. His singers get heroic sons, wealth, horses, cows and garments from him.
Yajña was the primitive mode of economic production and distribution. It also included plunder of the riches of the Brahmāryan adversaries. Brhaspati is Yajñapati, the lord of the Yajña®. Agni is Yajña. Yajña is Brahma. Agni is Bịhaspati. Thus Agni-Yajña-Brahma-Bșhaspati stand in definite relationship to each other. Agni accelerated Brahmāyan economic activities which grew into Yajña. The economic and social activities known as Yajñic activities solidified the political organisation known as Brahma. Brhaspati thus became Pati or Lord of Yajña and Brahma.
Atharvaveda preserves the Ķgvedic qualities of Bịhaspati. He is a great hero in battles ; killed Vala and defeated his enemies. He used thunderbolt sharpened by Brahma. He is the principal priest and sacrificer. He is the father of Brahma and Devas. He was the giver of cattle, riches, progeny and better life”. Bộbaspati is a military hero, a