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Worship was personal and domestic, not in any way public. Indeed, two men praying at the same time had to pray quite apart, so that neither might disturb the other. WORSHIP WAS PERSONAL AND DOMESTIC NOT IN ANY WAY PUBLIC INDEED TWO MEN PRAYING AT THE SAME TIME HAD TO PRAY QUITE APART SO THAT NEITHER MIGHT DISTURB THE OTHER
arly times. We seem compelled to draw the inference that sacrifice formed an essential and very important part of the pre-Vedic faith.[8] In the Veda worship is a kind of barter. In exchange for praises and offerings the deity is asked to bestow favors. Temporal blessings are implored, such as food, wealth, life, children, cows, horses, success in battle, the destruction of enemies, and so forth. Not much is said regarding sin and the need of forgiveness. A distinguished scholar[9] has said that "the religious notion of sin is wanting altogether;" but this affirmation is decidedly too sweeping. [Sidenote: No image-worship. No public worship.] The worship exemplified in the Veda is not image-worship. Images of the fire, or the winds, or the waters could hardly be required, and while the original nature-worship lasted, idols must have been nearly unknown. Yet the description of various deities is so precise and full that it seems to be probably drawn from visible representations of them. OULD HAVE EXPECTED TO GROW UP ONLY IN THE COURSE OF AGES APPEAR FROM VERY EARLY TIMES WE SEEM COMPELLED TO DRAW THE INFERENCE THAT SACRIFICE FORMED AN ESSENTIAL AND VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PREVAILING FAITH IN THE WEATHER WORSHIP IS A KIND OF BARTER IN EXCHANGE OF PRAISES AND OFFERINGS THE DEITY IS ASKED TO BESTOW FAVORS TEMPORAL BLESSINGS ARE EMPLOYED SUCH AS FOOD WEALTH LIFE CHILDREN COWS HORSES SUXES IN THE BATTLE THE DESTRUCTION OF ENEMIES AND SO FORTH NOT MUCH IS SAID REGARDING SIN AND THE NEED OF FORBINESS A DISTINUOUS SCHOLAR HAS SAID THAT THE RELIGIOUS NOTION OF SIN IS WANTING ALTOGETHER BUT THIS AFFIRMATION IS DECIDEDLY TOO SWEEPING THE WORSHIP EXEMPLIFIED IN THE WEATHER IS NOT IMAGE WORSHIP IMAGES OF THE FIRE OR THE WINDS OR THE WATERS COULD HARDLY BE REQUIRED AND WHILE THE OCEANAL NATURE WORSHIP LASTED IDOLS MUST HAVE BEEN NEARLY UNKNOWN YET THE DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS DEITIES IS SO PRECISE AND FULL THAT IT SEEMS TO BE PROBABLY DRAWN FROM THE VISIBLE REPRESENTATIONS OF THEM
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