A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s3.126

v1.c8.s3.126

Many a deep and truly philosophical idea occasionally flashes forth in these hymns out of the mystical haze, but in most cases, it may be said that the Atharvan poet is not the originator of these ideas, that he has only utilized for his own purposes the ingeniousness of others. Thus it is certainly an idea worthy of a philosopher, that *Kāla*, *Time*, is the first cause of all existence. Yet, it is the language of the mystic and not of the philosopher, when we read in Ath. XIX, 53:²