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Yama, the first mortal, traveled the road by which none returns, and now drinks the Soma in the innermost of heaven, surrounded by the other fathers. YAMA THE FIRST MORTAL TRAVELLED THE ROAD BY WHICH NONE RETURNS AND NOW BRINGS THE SOMA IN THE INNERMOST OF HEAVEN SURROUNDED BY THE OTHER FATHERS
h are believed to be charged (so to speak) with divinity, though this appears in the fourth Veda--the Atharva. But even in the Rig Veda almost any object that is grand, beneficent, or terrible may be adored; and implements associated with worship are themselves worshiped. Thus, the war-chariot, the plow, the furrow, etc., are prayed to. [Sidenote: Early tendency toward pantheism.] A pantheistic conception of nature was also present in the Indian mind from very early times, although its development was later. Even in the earliest hymns any portion of nature with which man is brought into close relation may be adored.[6] [Sidenote: Reverence of the dead.] We must on no account overlook the reverence paid to the dead. The _pitris_ (_patres_) or fathers are frequently referred to in the Veda. They are clearly distinguished from the _devas_ or gods. In later writings they are also distinguished from men, as having been created separately from them; but this idea does not appear in the Veda. ATHER WE HARDLY SEE FETISHISM IF BY FETISHISM WE MEAN THE WORSHIP OF SMALL PHYSICAL OBJECTS SUCH AS STONES SHELLS PLANTS ET CETERA WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO BE CHARGED WITH UNITY THO THIS APPEARS IN THE FOURTH WEATHER THE AUTHOR BUT EVEN IN THE WEATHER ALMOST ANY OBJECT THAT IS GRAND BENEFICENT OR TERRIBLE MAY BE ADOWED AND IMPLEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH WORSHIP ARE THEMSELVES WORSHIP THUS THE WA CHARIOT THE BLOW THE FURROW ET CETERA ARE PREY TO A PANTHEISTIC CONCEPTION OF NATURE WAS ALSO PRESENT IN THE INDIAN MIND FROM VERY EARLY TIMES ALTHOUGH ITS DEVELOPMENT WAS LATER EVEN IN THE EARLIEST HINTS ANY PORTION OF NATURE WITH WHICH MAN IS BROUGHT INTO CLOSE RELATION MAY BE ADORED WE MUST ON NO ACCOUNT OVERLOOK THE REVERENCE PAID TO THE DEAD THE PIT OUR FATHERS ARE FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO IN THE WEATHER THEY ARE CLEARLY DISTINGUISHED FROM THE DAVAS OR GODS IN LATER WRITINGS THEY ARE ALSO DISTINGUISHED FROM MEN AS HAVING BEEN CREATED SEPARATELY FROM THEM BUT THIS IDEA DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE WEATHER
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