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Google tells us the Rigveda’s 13th Sukta “consists of twelve verses in Gayatri meter, focusing on inviting deities to the sacrifice through Agni, often featuring phrases like samiddho adya manuṣvad agnir (1.13.1) and narāśaṃsam iha priyam (1.13.3). The verses are dedicated to various deities associated with the ritual, including Agni, Narāśamśa, and the Barhis (the sacred grass).” If you’ve…
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Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the Rigveda’s 10th Sukta? Getting this far feels like a milestone — until I remember how many more Riks lay ahead. Yikes. Will I finish the job before I drop my body? Will I even get through the first Mandala? Only time will tell — and best…
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We’ve now come to the Rig Veda’s Ninth Sukta — and I wish I could say the translation process is getting easier. But that wouldn’t be wholly truthful. What I can say — in complete honesty — is that I’m still learning and expanding my understanding of the labyrinthian morass that is Hindu theology. I’m…
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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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Let’s start our discussion of the Rigveda’s Seventh Sukta with a relevant quote from the Course — a quote so central to the process of awakening, I added it to my blogger profile to serve as a constant reminder. Because, as Jesus explains somewhere in the Text, we can not be too often reminded of…
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I first drafted this post back in February 2024, after taking a few weeks off from blogging. Why the break? Mainly because I felt no compulsion to carry on. In hindsight, I can see that my lack of motivation was tied to my reluctance to continue translating the Rigveda. Who am I, after all, to…
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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 