The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c12.51

c12.51

Vāc, Vāc Sarasvatī, "Holy Speech," personified, 191, 243 Vājaçravasa, a zealous Brahman, 192 Vala and the cows, myth of, 180 Varuna, 92, 94, 119, 121, 128 *ff.*, 153, 162, 167, 174, 200, 250; identical with Uranos, 136; collapse of, 232 Vasishthas, a family of Vedic authors, 28, 123, 186 Vāta, and Vāyu, "Wind," personified, 87, 92, 155, 181 Veda, 17 *ff.*; date of, 18, 209; canon of, 17; oral tradition of, 21; unhistorical character of its tradition, 20, 23; date of its manuscripts, 21; literary beginnings of, 24; character of its literature, 25, 65, 76, 80; its composers, 27, 28, 61; its metres, 24, 80; mode of acquiring it in school, 188, 286. *See* Rig-Veda Veda and Avesta, mutual relations of, 13, 15, 24, 118 Veda and Mahābhārata, 16 Vedānta philosophy, 2, 51, 229 Vedas, Concordance of, 18, 35 Viçpalā, a racing mare, 113 Viçvakarman, "Fabricator of universe," 242 Vidhātar, "Arranger," 242 Vishnu, 92, 168 *ff.* 195 Vivasvant (Vivanhvant), father of Yama and Manu, 120, 139, 141 *ff.*, 146 Vivekānanda, Svāmi, a religious reformer, 9, 225, 229 Vrishākapāyī, 91 Vritra, a demon, 175 *ff.* Vritrahan (Verethraghna, Vahagn), epithet of Indra, 176