Abstract/Sommario: The Rig Veda is the earliest of the sacred writings of India, composed in archaic language which even specialists find difficult to understand. It is mostly a collection of hymns, which used to be sung in praise of the gods: The article proposes an analysis of the first hymn in honour of Agni. Agni plays a great role in the worship of the Aryans. Though he is second to Indra, he is considered a close friend to human beings. As god he is immortal, but he has taken up is abode among mort ...; [Leggi tutto...]
The Rig Veda is the earliest of the sacred writings of India, composed in archaic language which even specialists find difficult to understand. It is mostly a collection of hymns, which used to be sung in praise of the gods: The article proposes an analysis of the first hymn in honour of Agni. Agni plays a great role in the worship of the Aryans. Though he is second to Indra, he is considered a close friend to human beings. As god he is immortal, but he has taken up is abode among mortals, and hence he is acclaimed as man's nearest kinsman. In Rig Veda Agni is the personification of the sacrifical fire. Ghee is Agni's food, but he also devours the woods, and eats thrice a day. He is the mouth through which the gods eat sacrifice. He is constantly serving as an envoy between the gods and men. The purpose of the study of the sacred writings of India is to make the Church Indian to the Indian