History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.13

v5.c71.s1.13

In two or three instances ṛta appears to be almost personified and invoked as a divinity. 'O Agni! for us offer sacrifice to Mitra and Varuṇa, to the gods and to the great (bṛhat) ṛta' (Ṛg I 75 5). Similarly, in Ṛg X. 66 4 the great (*mahat*) ṛta is mentioned alongside of Aditi, Heaven and Earth, Indra, Viṣṇu, the Maruts &c.