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statement of the Vedic knowledge in terms accessible to modern thought is a remarkable testimony of the perennial significance of the Veda in Indian philosophy. Thus the re-envergence of the Veda in our own times connects the past to the present, but does not imprison us to the past; on the contrary, the new spiritual experience and philosophical thought are also evident, and as we look forward to new developments in Indian philosophy, we are bound to hear again the prayer of the Veda welcoming new knowledge:
युगेयुगे विदथ्यं गणद्भयोऽग्ने रयि यशसं धेहि नव्यसीम्।४
O Fire, found for those who from age to age speak the word that is new, the word that is a discovery of knowledge, their glorious treasure.
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Rigveda, VI. S. 5.
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