The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c8.117
The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c8.117
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c8.117
The Iranian *haoma* is also fetched from heaven by a bird, though the manner of his descent to earth is not told. In both literatures the drink finally turns god, slays demons, casts missiles, and gains in his perfect wisdom² light for men, "the best world of the pious, the luminous world."