Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c11.s6.35

c11.s6.35

This *Pratīka-upāsanā* includes the worship of God in the forms of different deities like Brahmā, Vishṇu, Rudra, Prajāpati, Agni, Varuṇa, or Vāyu as mentioned in the *Maitreyī Upanishad* v, 1. In such prayers may be seen the beginnings of the Bhakti cult.