The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c6.s1.20

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c6.s1.20

In order to make good this last statement, and at the same time by way of fore-taste of the Rig-Veda, I present here some stanzas of one of its finest hymns.¹ It is addressed to the goddess Ushas, Dawn personified, whom the Vedic poets sing with special warmth and liking; the metre imitates the original:

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