vedas
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At long last, I’ve migrated all the content from my former BlogSpot blog to this newer one on WordPress, with a few guided additions. It’s now time to tackle the Rigveda’s 12th Sukta, a supposed hymn in praise of Agni, the presumed Hindu god of elemental fire. In actuality, the Sukta is not a hymn,…
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Translating the Rigveda’s Eight Sukta was no small feat. Not only were Max Muller’s “preserved meters” way off, correct definitions for the majority of words also were exceedingly hard to come by. The first of these elusive words came at the outset. That word was endra, which is almost universally misinterpreted as another form of…
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Before we get started, let me state for the record that in no way do I consider myself an expert on Hinduism — not insofar as the world defines “expertise,” anyways. And, let me also just say that the deeper I wade into the Makara-infested waters of Hinduism’s multi-headed dog-ma, the more I wish I’d stayed…
The Holy Meeting Place 