Hymns on Rātri in the Atharvaveda

The Atharvaveda has a unique place among the four Vedas owing to its variety of contents and sincere attempts to understand the mystery of the universe As a literary composition, the Atharvaveda surpasses the Rgveda, emerging with a realistic and down-to-earth approach. In most of the hymns, the Atharvaveda deals with the riddles and problems

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हेगडे अथर्ववेद के रात्रि-सूक्तों (१९.४७-५०) का पाठ करते हैं, जिनके ऋषि गोपथ हैं। वे दिखाते हैं कि ये केवल रात्रि का प्रकृति-वर्णन नहीं हैं: कवि अन्धकार की देवी के समक्ष समर्पित होकर उससे सन्धि करता है और उसकी चाँदनी-शोभा की स्तुति करता है; ऋग्वेद के उल्लेख इनसे न्यून हैं। Hegde reads the four Atharvavedic hymns to Rātri, XIX.47-50, ascribed to the seer Gopatha. He shows them as more than a description of nature: the poet negotiates with the goddess of darkness, submitting to her while praising her moonlit beauty, and finds them richer than the Ṛgvedic references.

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