![]() ![]() O Agni, the dispeller of darkness, we approach thy vicinity with willingness, day by day, while bearing obeisance. The Agni Suktam is the first hymn in the Rig Veda and is addressed to Agni, the fire-god, who is considered a cosmic power, and one who protects and guides human beings towards perfection. I place on your lap, oh Adithi, Fire, the food giver for eating of food. You are supreme in heaven, You are vast in the environment, Oh Goddess Adithi, You pervade the earth, The Bhoo Suktam in the Rig Veda is the earliest hymn and aims at the unification of Yajna, which is the effort of all of to propitiate the Gods. The Prithvi Sukta, which is part of the Atharva Veda is in the tradition of hymns to the forces of nature contained in a chronologically much earlier work, the Rig Veda. I wish to give a lay man’s view of the significance of the Prithvi Sukta. Karan Singh nor the scientific background of Dr. I have neither the Vedic erudition of Dr. Kasturirangan speak of various interpretations and esoteric connotations of the Vedic literature and of their modern scientific underpinnings. This speaks of a rare dedication to a subject of immense interest and that was his labour of love for over a decade. The real achievement is in being able to produce this while he was fully immersed in his official responsibilities. It gives me great pleasure to release Shri N. ![]()
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