[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) › c10.83 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c10.83 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c10.83 - **Language:** English ### [c10.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c10.83) Unquestionably we have here the idea, frequently expressed in the Brāhmaṇa tales of the creator Prajāpati.¹ According to this the primal being begins to create through the force of devotion (\*tapas\*). Here an even more primary condition is assumed: the fundamental force is itself put forth by, or is born from, devotion. This devotional fervor marks either another start at a primeval cause, or, paradoxical as this may seem, is the devotional fervor of the yet uncreated sages. Anyhow these sages appear upon the scene as \*dei ex machina\* in the next stanza, and then, after this gap has been spanned, the work of creation can really proceed. - [Previous: c10.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c10.82) - [Next: c10.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c10.84) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c10.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c10.83) · Pramāṇa