A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s6.71

v1.c8.s6.71

³ "The gods love that which is hinted-at, the mysterious," is a sentence often recurring in the Brāhmaṇas, *e.g.*, Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa, VI, 1, 1, 2; 11; 2, 3; 7, 1, 23, VII, 4. 1, 10, etc. Bṛhadāraṇyaka-Upaniṣad, IV, 2. 2. “The gods love that which is hinted at darkly, and hate that which is uttered directly.”