Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship as Contained in the Rig-Veda

Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship as Contained in the Rig-Veda is a book written by Albert Pike that explores the religious beliefs and practices of the Indo-Aryan people as revealed in the Rig-Veda, one of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the deities worshipped by the Indo-Aryans, including their origins, characteristics, and roles in the cosmic order. It also delves into the rituals and ceremonies associated with the worship of these deities, as well as the philosophical and metaphysical concepts underlying their religious beliefs. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including ancient Sanskrit texts, archaeological evidence, and comparative mythology, Pike's book offers a detailed and scholarly examination of the Indo-Aryan religion and its place in the history of human spirituality.Nothing has ever so much interested me, as this endeavour to penetrate into the adyta of the ancient Aryan thought, to discover what things, principles or phenomena our remote ancestors worshipped as Gods, what Indra, Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, the Acvins, Vayu, Vishnu, Savitri and the others really were, in the conception of the composers of the Vedic hymns. �������I found the most profound philosophic or metaphysical ideas, which those of every philosophy and religion have merely developed; and that, so far from being Barbarians or Savages, the old Aryan herdsmen and husbandmen, in the Indus country under the Himalayan Mountains, on the rivers of Bactria, and long before, on the Scythic Steppes where they originated, were men of singularly clear and acute intellects, profound thought and an infinite reverence of the beings whom they worshipped.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.