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Talismans, plants, or gems are invoked, as possessed of irresistible might to kill or heal. The deities are often different from those of the Rig Veda. The Atharva manifests a great dread of malignant beings, whose wrath it deprecates. We have thus simple demon worship. TALISMANS PLANTS OR GERMS ARE INVOKED AS POSSESSED OF IRRESISTIBLE MIGHT TO KILL OR HEAL THE DEITIES ARE OFTEN DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF THE RICH WAVER THE ATTAVA MANIFESTS A GREAT DREAD OF MALIGNANT BEINGS WHOSE WRATH IT DEPRECATES BEHALF THE SIMPLE DEMON WORSHIP
 only secured his favor but increased his power to help the worshiper. [Sidenote: The holiest prayer.] There is one prayer (so called) which is esteemed pre-eminently holy; generally called--from the meter in which it is composed--the Gayatri.[7] It may be rendered thus: "Let us meditate on that excellent glory of the Divine Son (or Vivifier); may he enlighten our understandings!" It has always been frequently repeated in important rites. [Sidenote: Atharva Veda. Inferior morally and spiritually to the Rig Veda. Explanation of deterioration.] So far we have referred almost exclusively to the Rig Veda. The next in importance is the Atharva, sometimes termed the Brahma Veda; which we may render the Veda of incantations. It contains six hundred and seventy hymns. Of these a few are equal to those in the Rig Veda; but, as a whole, the Atharva is far inferior to the other in a moral and spiritual point of view. It abounds in imprecations, charms for the destruction of enemies, and so forth. RATING DRAUGHT THE HYMNS OF THE RIGWITHER CELEBRATE THE POWER EXPLOITS OR GENEROSITY OF THE DEITY INVOKED AND SOMETIMES HIS PERSONAL BEAUTY THE PRAISES LAVISHED ON THE GOD NOT ONLY SECURED HIS FAVOR BUT INCREASED HIS POWER TO HELP THE WORSHIPPER THERE IS ONE PRAYER SO CALLED WHICH IS ESTEEMED PRE EMINENTLY WHOLLY GENERALLY CALLED FROM THE METRE IN WHICH IT IS COMPOSED THE GUY THREE IT MAY BE RENDERED THUS LET US MEDITATE ON THAT EXCELLENT GLORY OF THE DIVINE SUN MAY HE ENLIGHTEN OUR UNDERSTANDINGS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPEATED IN IMPORTANT RITES SOAR WE HAVE REFERRED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO THE RIG WATHER THE NEXT IN IMPORTANCE IS THAT THE SOMETIMES TERMED THE BRAHMA WEATHER WHICH WE MAY RENDER THE WETHER OF INCANTATIONS IT CONTAINS SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY HYMNS OF THESE A FEW ARE EQUAL TO THOSE IN THE RIG WATER BUT AS I HOLD THE OTHERWISE FAR INFERIOR TO THE OTHER IN IMMORAL AND SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW IT ABOUNDS IN IMPRECATIONS CHARMS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF ENEMIES AND SO FORTH
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