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It contains six hundred and seventy hymns. IT CONTAINS SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY HYMNS
the sacred grass, rejoice in the exhilarating draught. [Sidenote: The subjects of the hymns of the Rig Veda.] The hymns of the Rig Veda celebrate the power, exploits, or generosity of the deity invoked, and sometimes his personal beauty. The praises lavished on the god not only secured his favor but increased his power to help the worshiper. [Sidenote: The holiest prayer.] There is one prayer (so called) which is esteemed pre-eminently holy; generally called--from the meter in which it is composed--the Gayatri.[7] It may be rendered thus: "Let us meditate on that excellent glory of the Divine Son (or Vivifier); may he enlighten our understandings!" It has always been frequently repeated in important rites. [Sidenote: Atharva Veda. Inferior morally and spiritually to the Rig Veda. Explanation of deterioration.] So far we have referred almost exclusively to the Rig Veda. The next in importance is the Atharva, sometimes termed the Brahma Veda; which we may render the Veda of incantations. MORTAL TRAVELLED THE ROAD BY WHICH NONE RETURNS AND NOW BRINGS THE SOMA IN THE INNERMOST OF HEAVEN SURROUNDED BY THE OTHER FATHERS THESE COME ALSO ALONG WITH THE GODS TO THE BANQUETS PREPARED FOR THEM ON EARTH AND SITTING ON THE SACRED GRASS REJOICE IN THE EXHILARATING DRAUGHT THE HYMNS OF THE RIGWITHER CELEBRATE THE POWER EXPLOITS OR GENEROSITY OF THE DEITY INVOKED AND SOMETIMES HIS PERSONAL BEAUTY THE PRAISES LAVISHED ON THE GOD NOT ONLY SECURED HIS FAVOR BUT INCREASED HIS POWER TO HELP THE WORSHIPPER THERE IS ONE PRAYER SO CALLED WHICH IS ESTEEMED PRE EMINENTLY WHOLLY GENERALLY CALLED FROM THE METRE IN WHICH IT IS COMPOSED THE GUY THREE IT MAY BE RENDERED THUS LET US MEDITATE ON THAT EXCELLENT GLORY OF THE DIVINE SUN MAY HE ENLIGHTEN OUR UNDERSTANDINGS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPEATED IN IMPORTANT RITES SOAR WE HAVE REFERRED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO THE RIG WATHER THE NEXT IN IMPORTANCE IS THAT THE SOMETIMES TERMED THE BRAHMA WEATHER WHICH WE MAY RENDER THE WETHER OF INCANTATIONS
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