[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) › c9.65 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c9.65 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c9.65 - **Language:** English ### [c9.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.65) I went and asked the waning moon, The waning moon replied: “I have been smitten with a sword,¹ My sorry face I hide.” I went and asked the lovely sun, The dear sun gave reply; “Nine days I’ll seek, and on the tenth I’ll not set in the sky.”² - [Previous: c9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.64) - [Next: c9.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.66) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.65) · Pramāṇa