Vedic Hymns, Part II — Hymns to Agni (SBE Vol. 46), trans. Hermann Oldenberg

Vedic Hymns, Part II (SBE46)

Hymns to Agni

by Hermann Oldenberg

[1897]

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Part I (SBE32) | Part II (SBE46)

This is the second volume in the 'Vedic Hymns' section of the Sacred Books of the East. It was the final SBE text volume to be converted to etext. While continuing the thread of Vedic linguistics which Max Müller started in the first Vedic Hymns volume of the SBE, Oldenberg does not attempt to rise to the same level of analysis of the religious content of these Rig-veda hymns. In fact, at several points he states that he really has no idea what some passages in these hymns mean, simply attempting the best possible translation. For instance, there are repeated references to the 'Two Mothers' of Agni, which appears to refer to a pre-Vedic twin mother goddess. However Oldenberg makes no attempt to explain this beyond identifying the two as Dawn and Night. It would be of some interest to find out the source of this myth. --J. B. Hare, September 17th, 2008.

I, 13. Âprî Hymn

I, 142. Âprî Hymn

I, 188. Âprî Hymn

II, 3. Âprî Hymn

III, 2. To Agni Vaisvânara

III, 3. To Agni Vaisvânara

III, 4. Âprî Hymn

III, 12. To Indra-Agnî

V, 5. Âprî Hymn.

Appendices

Introduction to Appendices

I. Index of Words

II. List of the More Important Passages