A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c11.72
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c11.72
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These ideas preponderate in hymns addressed to Varuṇa, but they likewise occur in the prayers to the other gods. Varuṇa is one of the Ādityas, the sons of time, the Kroniones, the heavenly gods. The hymns addressed to these Ādityas in general are full of moral sentiments, because these gods are believed to protect men, not only against the assaults of nature, against disease and suffering, but also against the temptations of sin.