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But, in the Vedas, Indra is a more conspicuous figure. He corresponds to the Jupiter Pluvius of the Romans. BUT IN THE WEDAS IN RISE A MORE CONSPICUOUS FIGURE HE CORRESPONDS TO THE JUPITER PLUBIAS OF THE ROMANS
hymn that celebrates the serene majesty and awful purity of Varuna to one filled with measureless laudations of Soma or Agni. Could conceptions of divinity so incongruous co-exist? That they could not spring up in the same mind, or even in the same age, is abundantly 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 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. TENT HE IS MERCIFUL IT IS ABSOLUTELY CONFOUNDING TO PASS FROM A HYMN THAT CELEBRATES THE SEVRENE MAJESTY AND AWFUL BEAUTY OF VARUNA TO ONE FILLED WITH MEASURELESS LAUDATIONS OF SOMA OR AGNE COULD CONCEPTIONS OF DIVINITY SO INCONGRUOUS COEXIST THAT THEY COULD NOT SPRING UP IN THE SAME MIND OR EVEN IN THE SAME AGE IS EVIDENTLY 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
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