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He rewards the good and punishes the wicked. Yet to the truly penitent he is merciful. HE REWARDS THE GOOD AND PUNISHES THE WICKED YET TO THE TRULY PENITENT HE IS MERCIFUL
-Iranian branch of the Aryan race before the Hindus entered India. But we can inferentially go still further back and speak of a deity common to the Greeks, Romans, Persians, and Hindus. This deity is Varuna, the most remarkable personality in the Veda. The name, which is etymologically connected with [Greek: Ouranos], signifies "the encompasser," and is applied to heaven--especially the all-encompassing, extreme vault of heaven--not the nearer sky, which is the region of cloud and storm. It is in describing Varuna that the Veda rises to the greatest sublimity which it ever reaches. A mysterious presence, a mysterious power, a mysterious knowledge amounting almost to omniscience, are ascribed to Varuna. The winkings of men's eyes are numbered by him. He upholds order, both physical and moral, throughout the universe. [Sidenote: Contrast with the laudations of Agni and Soma. The loftier conceptions of divinity the earlier.] The winds are his breath, the sun his eye, the sky his garment.  CHARACTER THE WORD SHE PAID TO THEM WAS OF GREAT ANTIQUITY FOR IT IS ALSO PRESCRIBED IN THE PERSIAN AESTA AND MUST HAVE BEEN COMMON TO THE INDOUIGNANIAN BRANCH OF THE ARIAN RACE BEFORE THE HINDUS ENTERED INDIA BUT WE CAN INFRENCHIALLY GO STILL FURTHER BACK AND SPEAK OF A DEITY COMMON TO THE GREEKS ROMANS PERSIANS AND HINDUS THIS DEITY IS VARUNA THE MOST REMARKABLE PERSONALITY IN THE WEDA THE NAME WHICH IS ETYMOLOGICALLY CONNECTED WITH OKAWA SIGNIFIES THE INCOMPASSER AND IS APPLIED TO HEAVEN ESPECIALLY THE ALL ENCOMPASSING EXTREME VAULT OF HEAVEN NOT THE NEARER SKY WHICH IS THE REGION OF CLOUD AND STORM IT IS IN DESCRIBING VARUNA THAT THE WEATHER RISES TO THE GREATEST SUBLIMITY WHICH IT EVER REACHES A MYSTERIOUS PRESENCE A MYSTERIOUS POWER A MYSTERIOUS KNOWLEDGE AMOUNTING ALMOST TO OMNY SCIENCE ARE ASCRIBED TO ORUNA THE WINKINGS OF MEN'S EYES ARE NUMBERED BY HIM HE UPHOLDS ORDER BOTH PHYSICAL AND MORAL THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE THE WINDS ARE HIS BREATH THE SUN HIS EYE THE SKY HIS GARMENT
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