[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) › c12.24 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c12.24 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c12.24 - **Language:** English ### [c12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.24) Indian and Persian religions contrasted, 118 India's exploration, future of, 22 India's religion, continuity of, 10 Indo-European period, 100; of religion, 16, 108 Indo-Iranian period, 100; of religion, 13, 118 Indo-Parthian Kingdoms, 14 Indra, 78, 89, 92, 94, 130, 131, 147, 157, 177, 186, 187, 217, 244; cause of scepticism, 174, 229 Indra and Agni, 78 Indra and Varuna, 78 Indra-Vritra myth, explanations of, 178, 179 Indus, a river, 23, 265 Initiation of a young Brahman, 188 Investiture of a young Brahman, 285 Ishtāpūrta, "sacrifice and baksheesh," 194 \*ff.\*, 252. \*See\* Baksheesh - [Previous: c12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.23) - [Next: c12.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.25) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.24) · Pramāṇa