Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s9.4

v2.c39.s9.4

The Ṛgvedic bard had a scientific temperament. In the Nāsadīya Sūkta (RV, 10.129), the poet asked questions about the creation and the mysteries of nature. It appears as if in the later period, the Vedic bards lost this scientific spirit, at least in the realm of physical nature. They were infected with the vice of casteist and hierarchical feelings.