Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c9.71.4

c9.71.4

IV, 26 opens with a description of the One as *Manu* (*sarvasya Mantā* Prajāpati, 'Prajāpati, Lord of created beings, who moves the minds of all'), as *Sūrya*, i.e. One who inspires all as their ultimate source (*sarvasya prerakaḥ savitā*), as *Vipra* (Sage) and *Ṛishi* (Seer); Whom one sees everywhere; the Giver of Space (*bhūmi*), of Rain (*vṛishṭi*), of sounding waters (*vāvaśānāḥ apaḥ*); Whose Purpose the gods follow. IV, 40, 5 is the famous *Haṁsavatī Ṛik* which describes the One as all-pervading (*Haṁsaḥ* from *haṁti = gati*), Who penetrates into the mind of man, and the external universe like the Sun, both the subjective and the objective worlds; who fills the realm above (*antariksha*) as *Vasu* or *Vāyu*, Wind (sarvasya vāsayitā Vasuḥ Vāyuḥ); Who is worshipped as Agni at every altar (*Vedisat atithiḥ sarvadā pūjyaḥ Agniḥ*) and dwells in every household (*duroṇasat*) (as fire for cooking food) (*duroṇaṁ gṛihanāma tatra pākādisādhanatvena sthitaḥ laukikāgniḥ*) ; who dwells in Man (*nṛi-sat*) (in the form of his consciousness, *nṛishu chaitanya-rūpeṇa sīdati iti nṛi-sat*) ; who dwells in the solar orb (*Vara-sat*, i.e. *vare varaṇīye maṇḍale sīdatīti Ādityaḥ*) ; who manifests Himself as *Ṛita* or Truth ; as *Vāyu* pervading the sky (*vyoma-sat*) ;