[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) › c11.73 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c11.73 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c11.73 - **Language:** English ### [c11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.73) Whence are we born ? Whereby do we live, and whither do we go ? O ye who know Brahma, tell us at whose command we abide here, whether in pain or in pleasure ? Should Time, or nature, or necessity, or chance, or the elements be considered as the cause, or he who is called Purusha, that is, the Supreme Spirit ? - [Previous: c11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.72) - [Next: c11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.74) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.73) · Pramāṇa