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a hostile demon was in them, carrying off the healing waters and not permitting them to fall; but the thunder bolt of Indra flashed; the demon was driven away howling, and the emancipated streams refreshed the thirsty earth. A HOSTILE DEMON WAS IN THEM CARRYING OFF THE HEALING WATERS AND NOT PERMITTING THEM TO FALL BUT THE THUNDERBOLT OF INRA FLASHED THE DEMON WAS DRIVEN AWAY HOWLING AND THE EMANCIPATED STREAMS REFRESHED THE THIRSTY EARTH
 divinity are unquestionably the earlier. It is vain to speak, as certain writers do, of religion gradually refining itself, as a muddy stream can run itself pure; Hinduism resembles the Ganges, which, when it breaks forth from its mountain cradle at Hardwar, is comparatively pellucid, but, as it rolls on, becomes more and more muddy, discolored, and unclean.[5] [Sidenote: Indra. His achievements.] Various scholars affirm that Varuna, in more ancient pre-Vedic times, held a position still higher than the very high one which he still retains. This is probable; indeed, it is certain that, before later divinities had intruded, he held a place of unrivaled majesty. But, in the Vedas, Indra is a more conspicuous figure. He corresponds to the Jupiter Pluvius of the Romans. In north-western India, after the burning heat, the annual return of the rains was hailed with unspeakable joy; it was like life succeeding death. The clouds that floated up from the ocean were at first thin and light; ah! NTLY MANIFEST AND AS WE HAVE MENTIONED THE LOFTIER CONCEPTIONS OF DIVINITY ARE UNQUESTIONABLY THE EARLIER IT IS VAIN TO SPEAK AS CERTAIN WRITERS DO OF RELIGION GRADUALLY REFINING ITSELF AS A MODEST DREAM CAN RUN ITSELF PURE HINDOISM DISSEMBLES THE GANGES WHICH WHEN IT BREAKS FORTH FROM ITS MOUNTAIN CRADLE TO HARD DRAW IS COMPARATIVELY PELLUCID BUT AS IT ROLLS ON BECOMES MORE AND MORE MUDDY DISCOLOURED AND UNCLEAN VARIOUS SCHOLARS AFFIRM THAT VARUNA IN MORE ANCIENT PREWAY THE TIMES HELD A POSITION STILL HIGHER THAN THE VERY HIGH ONE WHICH HE STILL RETAINS THIS IS PROBABLE INDEED IT IS CERTAIN THAT BEFORE LATER DIVINITIES HAD INTRUDED HE HELD A PLACE OF UNREVELLED MAJESTY BUT IN THE WEDAS IN RISE A MORE CONSPICUOUS FIGURE HE CORRESPONDS TO THE JUPITER PLUBIAS OF THE ROMANS IN NORTH WESTERN INDIA AFTER THE BURNING HEAT THE ANNUAL WRITON OF THE RAINS WAS HAILED WITH UNSPEAKABLE JOY IT WAS LIKE LIFE'S SUCCEEDING DEATH THE CLOUDS THAT FLOATED UP FROM THE OCEAN WERE AT FIRST THIN AND LIGHT AH
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